NZQA Expiring unit standard
15746 version 3
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Title
Deposit and shape bulk cake batters using automated production
equipment
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working or intending to work in
a bakery which uses automated production equipment. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: use safe working
practices; prepare to deposit bulk cake batters using automated
production equipment; deposit bulk cake batters using
automated production equipment; shape cake batters; and
disassemble, clean, and reassemble automated production
equipment.
Classification
Food and Related Products Processing > Baking - Cake
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Recommended: Unit 15740, Prepare and weigh ingredients for
bulk cake batters using automated production equipment; Unit
15741, Mix bulk cake batters using automated production
equipment; and Unit 15744, Bake cake products using
continuous automated ovens; or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Enactments and codes relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to the:
Food Act 1981; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Food (Safety)
Regulations 2002; Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; Australia New Zealand Food
Standards Code available at http://www.foodstandards.govt.nz.
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Range
Batters may be those used for any of: plain cakes, fruited cakes, sponges, varietal
sweet products such as fruit loaves.
Ingredients may include but are not limited to: flour, sugar, water, butter, fats, eggs,
baking powder, salt, essences, sweeteners, flavourings, preservatives, emulsifiers,
pre-mixes, concentrates, additives, fruits, nuts, yeast, humectants.
Equipment includes automated depositing equipment and may also include but is not
limited to: extruder, pressure box, scraper, conveyors, wires, knives, floats.
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Definitions
Shaping refers to distributing deposited cake batter evenly within the tin or tray.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Organisational procedures refers to documents that include: worksite rules, codes,
and practices; equipment operating instructions; production specifications;
documented quality management systems; and health and safety requirements.
PPE refers to personal protective equipment and may include but is not limited to:
protective clothing; gloves; safety glasses, headwear, and footwear; hearing
protection; safety devices.
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Competence is to be demonstrated on three occasions of depositing and shaping
bulk cake batters using automated production equipment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Use safe working practices.
Evidence requirements
1.1
PPE is used in accordance with organisational procedures.
1.2
Work environment is kept clean and free from hazards in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
1.3
hazards to – personnel, product, plant.
Documentation is referred to and/or completed in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Outcome 2
Prepare to deposit bulk cake batters using automated production equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Equipment is clean, free from contamination, and operational in accordance with
organisational procedures.
2.2
Tins or trays are prepared in accordance with batter type and production
requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – cleaned, sprayed, paper lined.
2.3
Batter is available in sufficient quantity and correct condition in accordance with
specifications for batter type.
2.4
Depositing equipment is loaded with batter in a manner that optimises
equipment performance and production yield.
Outcome 3
Deposit bulk cake batters using automated production equipment.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Evidence requirements
3.1
Equipment is operated in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.2
Batter is deposited in accordance with product specifications and organisational
procedures.
Range
specifications may include but are not limited to – amount,
placement, height, spread, cleanliness, temperature, specific
gravity.
3.3
Batter wastage is minimised and opportunities to rework non-conforming batter
are maximised in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.4
Variations in batter consistency and equipment are identified, and rectified
and/or reported in accordance with organisational procedures.
Outcome 4
Shape cake batters.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Equipment is clean, free from contamination, and operational in accordance with
organisational procedures.
4.2
Equipment is operated in accordance with organisational procedures.
4.3
Deposited cake batters are shaped into the tin or tray in accordance with
product specifications.
Range
4.4
specifications may include but are not limited to – height,
uniformity, evenness.
Variations in batter consistency and equipment are identified, and rectified
and/or reported in accordance with organisational procedures.
Outcome 5
Disassemble, clean, and reassemble automated production equipment.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Affected parties are notified of disassembly and cleaning in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
5.2
affected parties may include but are not limited to – people
working upstream and/or downstream in production, colleagues,
team members, supervisor.
Services to equipment are isolated in accordance with organisational
procedures.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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services may include but are not limited to – electricity, air, water,
gas.
Range
5.3
Equipment is disassembled in accordance with organisational procedures.
5.4
Equipment is cleaned in accordance with organisational procedures.
5.5
Cleaned equipment is lubricated to specifications, reassembled, and left
operational in accordance with organisational procedures.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 16125 replaced unit
standard 7729.
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
10 February 1999
31 December 2018
Review
2
19 May 2006
31 December 2018
Review
3
17 March 2016
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0111
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.
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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016