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Title
Work in a team to achieve designated tasks on a production line in
the meat processing industry
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
4
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify meat
processing production line team tasks; complete personal work
tasks within a production line team environment; and comply
with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety
requirements in the meat processing industry.
This unit standard is for people in meat processing companies
who work on the production line and who are required to
achieve assigned tasks in a team environment.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Animal
Products Act 1999, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Welfare Act
1999, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
2
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 5 Slaughter
and Dressing, Industry Standard 6 Processing of Edible Product, available from the
New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) at
http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/meat/meatman/index.htm.
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This unit standard is
expiring
Definitions
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
Customer specifications are product specifications set by clients relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Company specifications are product specifications set by the company relating to
cuts, weights, presentation, and packaging.
Task instructions are set by the organisation to outline how a task should be
undertaken in a particular context.
4
Teams may be a feature of work organisation or formed to address a specific
function or issue.
5
Evidence is required for a minimum of two production line team tasks.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify meat processing production line team tasks.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Meat processing production line team tasks and responsibilities are identified in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
team tasks may include but are not limited to – preparation of
livestock, slaughter and dressing, further processing, dispatching,
refrigeration, hygiene and sanitation, packaging.
1.2
The allocation of production line tasks and responsibilities is identified and
described in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.3
The importance of implementing a team approach on a meat processing
production line is explained in terms of meeting company and customer
specifications and organisational requirements.
1.4
Relevant legislative requirements for allocated tasks are identified in terms of
applying them to the team environment.
Range
1.5
may include but is not limited to – health and safety, hygiene and
sanitation, animal welfare.
The location of team task instructions is identified and described in accordance
with organisational requirements.
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Evidence requirements
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Outcome 2
Complete personal work tasks within a production line team environment.
2.1
Personal work tasks on the production line are completed within acceptable
time frames in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.2
Personal workload is scheduled to meet the processing requirements set for the
team in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.3
Assistance is requested from other team members as required to meet work
task requirements.
2.4
The quality and completeness of team tasks are in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.5
Interactive communication skills are used to participate in team processes
during production line tasks.
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interactive communication skills include but are not limited to –
active listening, turn taking, questioning, and tolerating the views
of others.
Range
2.6
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Co-workers are not endangered through the team’s methods and equipment.
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 and equipment 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
1
21 August
2009
31 December 2016
expiring
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
Rollover
2
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
3
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.
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.
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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
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