Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for work in processing area
- Read or listen to work instructions from supervisor and clarify where needed
- Identify work health and safety hazards and tell supervisor
- Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure correct fit
- Confirm that packaging components and consumables, materials and items to be packaged are available to meet operating requirements
- Identify and confirm cleaning and maintenance requirements and status according to workplace procedures
- Prepare the equipment and process for operation
- Fit and adjust machine components and related attachments
- Enter operating parameters to meet safety and production requirements
- Load or position materials, product and packaging components and consumables according to food safety and operating requirements
- Check and adjust equipment performance according to operating and job requirements
- Carry out pre-start checks according to operator instructions
- Operate and monitor the process
- Start, operate and monitor the process for variation in operating conditions according to work health and safety and operating procedures
- Monitor the process to confirm that specifications are met
- Identify, rectify and report out-of-specification equipment, product or process outcomes according to workplace requirements
- Shut down the process