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Title
Pack and vacuum seal meat cuts
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
4
This unit standard is for people who are employed in the
packaging department at meat processing plants who are
required to pack and vacuum seal meat products in accordance
with company and customer specifications.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack and
vacuum seal meat cuts; demonstrate team-work; and comply
with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety
requirements.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Packaging
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Normal production speeds apply to the performance of this activity.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
3
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 6/Industry
agreed standard 6 - Processing of Edible Product, available from the New Zealand
Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/is6/index.htm.
4
Definitions
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.
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
This unit standard is
expiring
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SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Pack and vacuum seal meat cuts to meet company and customer specifications.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Meat cuts are removed from edible meat belts and/or receptacles according to
organisational requirements.
1.2
Cuts are placed in vacuum sealing machines to meet company and customer
specifications.
1.3
Meat cuts are wrapped and/or bagged to company and customer specifications.
1.4
Cuts are loaded, sealed and directed to packing stations according to
organisational requirements.
1.5
Rejected cuts are directed back to trimming stations according to organisational
requirements.
1.6
Meat cuts are directed to vacuum machines according to company
specifications.
1.7
Equipment and machinery are operated to organisational and manufacturer’s
requirements.
1.8
Changeover of species packing is conducted according to company and
customer specifications.
This unit standard is
Evidence requirements
expiring
Outcome 2
Demonstrate team-work.
2.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
2.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
2.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
2.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
2.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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2.6
Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance.
Outcome 3
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
3.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
3.3
Contaminated meat products, surfaces, machinery, equipment, and packaging
materials are handled in accordance with organisational and statutory
requirements.
3.4
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.5
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.
This unit standard is
expiring 31 December 2012
1
24 November 2003
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
2
19 June 2009
31 December 2012
Review
3
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
Review
4
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016