Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify specification for mill products and performance
- Identify customer specification according to customer order
- Review range and availability of suitable grain to meet performance requirements
- Set target range for grain and flour tests to achieve customer specification, consistency and maximum yield
- Identify mill critical control points according to operating procedures
- Identify regulatory requirements relevant to mill and mill products including safe work practices, food safety and environmental requirements
- Establish sampling procedures and tests for grain
- Establish sampling procedures and tests for flour
- Determine flour tests to be undertaken at each reduction stage
- Determine number of samples to be taken to ensure representative results are achieved
- Determine reference tests required for milling
- Establish procedures for storage and labelling of samples according to work health and safety and environmental requirements
- Establish statistical process control procedures for mill
- Establish procedures for test equipment maintenance and accuracy
- Establish maintenance schedules for test equipment in conjunction with suppliers and maintenance staff
- Identify schedule and staff for calibration of test equipment
- Ensure written procedures for each test identify actions to be followed in the event of actual or suspected equipment malfunction according to workplace practices
- Arrange for testing of control samples at commencement of each shift or run
- Record test results and establish monitoring procedures to identify operator or equipment test result variations not related to variation in wheat or flour
- Arrange for operator training or equipment variation as appropriate according to workplace needs