NZQA registered unit standard
18851 version 3
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Title
Perform general support duties in a poultry processing production
team
Level
2
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
requirements of a poultry production process; and describe and
carry out the housekeeping support requirements of a poultry
processing production team.
Classification
Food and Related Products Processing > Food Production Poultry Products
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995,
Animal Products Act 1999, Food Hygiene Regulations 1974, Resource Management
Act 1991, and their associated regulations; Animal Welfare (Broiler Chickens: Fully
Housed) Code of Welfare 2003: A code of welfare issued under the Animal Welfare
Act 1999 and which meets the requirements of the Animal Products (Specifications
for the Ante-mortem and Post mortem Examination of Poultry Intended for Human or
Animal Consumption) Notice 2005. Welfare codes are available from Animal Welfare
Advisory Committee, C/- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526,
Wellington 6140.
2
Definition
A poultry processing production team is a group of people who work together and are
responsible for the production of a range of poultry products, from the receipt of the
input product, through processing, to the packaging of the final product.
3
Competence is to be demonstrated on at least three occasions of performing general
support duties in a poultry processing production team.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the requirements of a poultry production process.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
18851 version 3
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Evidence requirements
1.1
The poultry production process requirements are described in terms of the
product and materials requirements.
1.2
The poultry production process system requirements are described in terms of
operating procedures carried out by the team.
1.3
The poultry production process requirements are described in terms of the
destination of the teams’ product within the poultry processing plant.
1.4
The poultry production process requirements are described in terms of the
product labelling required by the company operating procedures.
Outcome 2
Describe the housekeeping support requirements of a poultry processing production team.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The housekeeping support requirements of the production process are
described in accordance with the poultry production process.
2.2
The housekeeping support requirements of the poultry production process are
described in accordance with the company safety policies and procedures.
2.3
The housekeeping support requirements of the poultry production process are
described in accordance with the company quality assurance policies and
procedures.
Outcome 3
Carry out the housekeeping support requirements of a poultry processing production team.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The housekeeping support requirements of a poultry processing production
team are carried out in accordance with the team production system.
3.2
The housekeeping support requirements of a poultry processing production
team are carried out in accordance with the company safety policies and
procedures.
3.3
The housekeeping support requirements of a poultry processing production
team are carried out in accordance with the company quality assurance policies
and procedures.
3.4
The housekeeping support requirements of a poultry processing production
team are carried out in accordance with the company operating procedures.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
18851 version 3
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31 December 2011
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 January 2002
31 December 2013
Review
2
25 July 2006
31 December 2013
Revision
3
17 June 2011
N/A
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Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016