Elements and Performance Criteria
- Check the chilled or frozen poultry product preparation and processing areas and equipment
- Procedures for pre-operational equipment checks are identified and checked for accordance with workplace policies and procedures, and manufacturer’s instructions
- Regulatory requirements and safe work practices and safety equipment are checked
- Pre-operational checks and procedures are conducted or supervised and risks, contamination or variations reported in accordance with workplace policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements are monitored
- Monitor the production of chilled or frozen poultry products
- Production processes from slaughter to product presentation for packaging are sourced from procedures
- Product quality and food safety hazards and procedures are implemented for the facility and for each stage of the production process
- Handling requirements for ingredients to prevent contamination and to ensure customer and production requirements, quality and safety are monitored
- Operating procedures for processing equipment are checked for consistency with manufacturer’s specifications and regulatory and enterprise requirements
- Relevant processing area hygiene and sanitation requirements are monitored as specified in workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
- The details of cuts to meet customer requirements are confirmed
- Production system and equipment for the preparation and manufacture of chilled or frozen poultry products is monitored
- Cleaning regime is monitored to ensure hygiene and safe work area requirements are maintained
- Implement packaging and chilling of poultry product
- The details of packaging to meet customer and regulatory requirements are confirmed
- Chilling requirements are monitored to meet food safety standards from processing to retailing
- Chilling processes for food preservation are applied and monitored
- Sampling and testing procedures for physical, biochemical and microbiological changes to frozen or chilled product are implemented and monitored
- Diagnose, rectify and/or report problems arising from the preparation and manufacture of chilled poultry products
- Review production processes
- The critical control points (CCPs) and critical limits for product safety are reviewed
- The sampling and food testing plans are reviewed
- Operating procedures are reviewed for food safety and quality
- Safe work systems for processing of chilled poultry products are reviewed
- Environmental impacts and energy efficiencies are reviewed for processing of chilled poultry products