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Title
Pack and dispatch cooked meat products
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
8
This entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in
the cooked meat department at meat processing plants.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare
packaging materials; pack individually wrapped cuts; weigh,
label and seal cartons; demonstrate team-work; and comply
with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety
requirements.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Cooked Meat Products
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999.
2
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 3 Hygiene
and Sanitation; Industry Standard 6 Processing of Edible Product, available from the
New Zealand Food Safety Authority at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/index.htm.
3
Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
Company specifications – product specifications set by the company relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Customer specifications – product specifications set by clients relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
This unit standard is
expiring
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare packaging materials.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Packaging materials are assembled, identified and handled in accordance with
company and customer specifications.
1.2
Carton liners are inserted in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.3
The supply of prepared packaging material is consistent with the requirements
of packing workers.
1.4
The preparation of packaging material is conducted in an environment that is
maintained in a clean and dust-free condition.
1.5
Stocks of packaging materials are maintained at company specified levels.
Outcome 2
Pack individually wrapped cuts.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Product temperature meets company tolerance specifications.
2.2
Individually wrapped cuts are branded to company and customer specifications.
2.3
Cuts are bagged and wrapped to company and customer specifications.
2.4
Shrink wrapping and vacuum packaging of individual cuts are completed to
company, customer and manufacturer’s specifications.
2.5
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The types and numbers of cuts placed in cartons meet company and customer
number, weight and identification specifications.
2.6
Packaging and handling methods meet company and customer specifications.
Outcome 3
Weigh, label and seal cartons.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Carton weights of cooked meat products meet company and customer
tolerance specifications.
3.2
Printed labels identify the content and weight of individual cartons.
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3.3
The types of labels and their positions on each carton meet company
specifications and statutory requirements.
3.4
Sealing methods comply with company specifications and manufacturer’s
requirements.
3.5
The preparation, operation and maintenance of equipment used in weighing’
labelling and sealing cartons meet organisational and manufacturer’s
requirements.
3.6
Packaged products are dispatched in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
4.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
4.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
4.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator’s methods and
equipment.
4.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
4.6
4.7
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Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance
with organisational procedures.
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Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers who may adversely affect team performance.
Outcome 5
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
5.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
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5.3
Contaminated meat products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled
in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
5.4
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
5.5
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 February 1995
31 December 2012
Revision
2
29 September 1998
31 December 2012
Revision
3
9 August 1999
31 December 2012
Revision
4
19 July 2001
31 December 2012
Revision
5
13 November 2002
31 December 2012
Review
6
24 May 2005
31 December 2012
Review
7
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
Review
8
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016