NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title Produce meat extract
3 Level
Purpose
Credits 25
3120 version 8
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This unit standard is for people who are employed in the meat extraction department at meat processing plants.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare products and equipment for extraction processes; operate meat extraction process; sample, pack and dispatch meat extract; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Available grade
Entry information
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Cooked Meat Products
Achieved
Recommended skills and knowledge
Unit 2503, Maintain hand knives in the meat processing industry ; and Unit 3119, Demonstrate knowledge of meat extract, meat powder and soupstock production and products .
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is
2
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999. expiring
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
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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.
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Outcome 1
Prepare products and equipment for extraction processes.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Raw products are received, prepared and loaded into cooking vessels in accordance with production schedules and company specifications.
1.2 Cooking vessels, decanters, separators, evaporators, pumps and valves are prepared for start-up operations in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.3 Product preparation and cooking equipment are started, operated and monitored in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
1.4 Raw products are cooked to company specifications.
2.1
2.2
Range specifications include but are not limited to – process, quantity, time, temperature, records.
Outcome 2
Operate meat extraction process.
Evidence requirements
Liquids are decanted from solids in accordance with company specifications.
2.3 company specifications. expiring
Range includes but is not limited to – process, additives, temperature, time, solid content.
2.4 Processing equipment and machinery are started, operated and monitored in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
Outcome 3
Sample, pack and dispatch meat extract.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Extract concentration is tested to company specifications.
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Samples are taken and recorded for laboratory analysis in accordance with company and customer specifications and statutory requirements.
3.3 Meat extract is packed, identified and 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 Coworkers 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 Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational procedures.
4.7 Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
Outcome 5 with co-workers who may adversely affect team performance. This unit standard is
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.
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 corrective actions taken in accordance with organisational requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
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Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational and statutory requirements.
Replacement information This unit standard and unit standards 3119, 3121 and
3122 have been replaced by unit standard 28252.
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
Revision
1
2
22 February 1995
29 September 1998
31 December 2012
31 December 2012
Revision
Revision
Revision
Review
3
4
5
6
9 August 1999
19 July 2001
13 November 2002
24 May 2005
31 December 2012
31 December 2012
31 December 2012
31 December 2012
Review 7 21 July 2011 31 December 2016
Review 8 27 January 2015
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
31 December 2016
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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 This unit standard is before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. expiring
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.
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020 Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
This unit standard is expiring
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