Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare harvest and post-harvest schedules
- Direction is sought from marketing personnel on harvest requirements.
- Numbers and stock quality parameters required by customer or production plan are identified.
- Culture or holdingstructures or systems to be harvested are selected.
- Timing and period of harvest are determined to meet customer or production plan requirements.
- Harvest and on-farm post-harvest schedules are prepared and conveyed to team leaders.
- Personnel availability, and their skills and qualifications, are confirmed and duty rosters (day/night) prepared.
- Equipment and facilities are confirmed as available and serviceable.
- Personnel responsible for transport, processing and marketing are briefed on arrangements.
- Options for mechanisation or automation of process or activity are assessed, including the use of specialised contract services, and recommendations made to senior personnel.
- Harvest and post-harvest activities are integrated with other activities.
- Reporting procedures are clearly defined and staff informed.
- Monitor progress of harvest and post-harvest activities
- Stock are harvested and handled with minimal stress or damage and according to the harvest schedule.
- Slaughtered stock are packed and transported to processing facilities.
- Stock for live transport are packed and transported as required.
- Quality assurance practices on harvested and slaughtered stock are maintained.
- Treatment of product during transport and arrival at destination is monitored through the transport company and customer.
- Finalise harvest and post-harvest activities
- Clean up of work area, including repairs and storage of equipment, is supervised and condition report prepared.
- Relevant harvest and post-harvest data, observations or information are recorded legibly and accurately, and any out of range or unusual records checked.
- Production statistics are updated with harvest and post-harvest information.
- Compliance and other required reports are prepared and conveyed to senior personnel advising of the effectiveness of harvest and post-harvest, and recommendations made for improvements
- Staff are given feedback on their work performance.