Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to operate and monitor specialist egg washing, grading and packaging equipment.
This unit applies to individuals who apply basic operating principles to the operation and monitoring of equipment directly in contact with eggs including washing station, denester and backpack workstations.
All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with State/Territory work health and safety, and food safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Operate and monitor egg receiving equipment | 1.1 Check production schedules for egg type requirements 1.2 Wear appropriate personal protective equipment and ensure correct fit 1.3 Conduct pre-start checks on egg receiving equipment according to operator instructions 1.4 Place eggs requiring manual loading onto conveyor 1.5 Check conveyor, finger sorter and other egg receiving equipment for jams and faults 1.6 Check primary and secondary wash and rinse machines and dryers for correct operation 1.7 Check passage of eggs through crack and leak detectors, and weighing stations to confirm that faulty eggs are being identified and dropped out 1.8 Monitor sorting of eggs into different size lots for conformance to enterprise and job specification |
2. Operate and monitor denester side egg packing lanes | 2.1 Load printed packaging onto lane take off holders according to production instructions or orders 2.2 Supply the correct number of size and grade of egg pallets and packs to each lane according to customer order 2.3 Enter packing order requirements, including number of eggs per carton or tray, and number of cartons or trays per order type into each lane through key pad terminal 2.4 Undertake mechanical setting of the lane machinery for different size trays where required 2.5 Check setting of best before date printer 2.6 Monitor lanes to ensure that lanes do not run out of egg trays |
3. Operate and monitor backpack side egg packing lanes | 3.1 Determine number of cartons per order from lane boards or other job instructions 3.2 Monitor packing lanes to ensure trays are being packed into correct outer packaging, and rectify or report any out-of-specification outcomes according to workplace requirements 3.3 Stack trays not requiring packing into outer containers 3.4 Undertake quality checks of eggs throughout all stages of process for compliance with food safety standards and workplace requirements |
4. Process damaged and faulty eggs | 4.1 Collect and transport containers of faulty eggs from washers and damaged eggs from packing machines to liquid egg processing station 4.2 Sort eggs into edible and inedible waste product according to food safety standards and workplace requirements 4.3 Weigh and record edible waste product within specified time intervals 4.4 Feed faulty and damaged edible eggs to egg breaking or egg pulping machine 4.5 Start egg pulping machine according to workplace procedures 4.6 Monitor temperature of egg pulping machines and report any over-temperatures 4.7 Monitor and adjust speed of pumps to suit pulping and container filling operations 4.8 Weigh, record and dispose of inedible egg waste product according to workplace procedures |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill | Description |
Reading | Interpret standard operating procedures for operating egg grading and packing floor equipment |
Writing | Complete records according to workplace guidelines |
Numeracy | Monitor supply and flow of eggs through washing and packing equipment |
Navigate the world of work | Apply workplace procedures to own role and responsibilities Understand main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own role, including use of personal protective clothing and equipment, housekeeping standards and environmental care requirements Maintain a clean and hazard free work area Maintain hygiene standards |
Interact with others | Report operational information to relevant personnel using required communication method |
Get the work done | Solve routine problems according to workplace guidelines and using experience of past solutions |
Sectors
Egg (EGG)