Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for mixing/blending
- Read or listen to work instructions from supervisor and ask for clarification where necessary
- Identify work health and safety hazards and tell supervisor
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment as required
- Check that materials are available to meet production requirements
- Identify and measure required ingredients according to workplace procedures
- Enter processing or operating parameters for mixing or blending to meet safety and production requirements
- Check equipment performance and adjust according to operating requirements
- Perform pre-start checks according to operator instructions
- Operate and monitor the mixing/blending process
- Add ingredients to the mixer in the required quantities to meet recipe specifications
- Start the mixing and blending process according to work health and safety and operating procedures
- Monitor equipment to identify variation in operating conditions and report maintenance requirements
- Monitor the mixing process to confirm that specifications are met
- Identify and report or rectify out-of-specification product and process outcomes
- Maintain a clean and tidy work area according to workplace procedures
- Shut down the mixing/blending process