Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for bulk materials transfer work
- Read or listen to work instructions from supervisor and clarify where required
- Identify work health and safety hazards for the bulk dry goods transfer process and inform supervisor
- Wear appropriate personal protective equipment and ensure correct fit according to work health and safety requirements
- Identify bulk storage locations, ingredient and materials holdings and capacities
- Confirm actual to recorded holding levels
- Check and prepare bulk materials transfer equipment and process for operation
- Confirm the transfer system equipment is ready for use
- Select transfer equipment settings and operating parameters to meet safety and transfer requirements
- Carry out checks and tests and follow other materials and product clearance procedures prior to transfer
- Establish priorities for materials transfer to match intakes and transfers to storage capacity and production requirements
- Transfer bulk materials
- Start and operate the transfer process according to work health and safety and operating requirements
- Monitor the transfer process to confirm correct location selection, quantities and equipment settings
- Transfer bulk dry materials and product to the required location or storage facility
- Maintain a clean and tidy workplace according to work health and safety and food safety procedures
- Maintain workplace records in required format
- Conduct work according to workplace environmental guidelines
- Complete transfer operations
- Select equipment settings to complete transfer operation
- Purge in-flight product from lines according to workplace procedures
- Clean and prepare equipment for further transfer
- Record information on the transfer operation in required format
- Identify and report maintenance requirements according to workplace requirements