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Title
Monitor ancillary plant operations in a dairy operation
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to oversee
ancillary plant operations, and identify and respond to nonconformance in a dairy operation.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Processing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Organisational requirements – refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo and/or manual format and are available in the
workplace. These include but are not limited to – site-specific and company standard
operating procedures (SOPs), occupational health and safety, food safety and quality
management requirements.
Ancillary plant – refers to plant or machinery separate to the main process, and may
include but is not limited to: specialised packaging machines, palletisers, wrapping
machines, cooking machines, cutting, grating and milling machines.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999, Animal Products (Dairy)
Regulations 2005, relevant Dairy Specification/Notices.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Oversee ancillary plant operations in a dairy operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Equipment is inspected and monitored to confirm safety and operating condition
in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.2
The process is monitored to confirm performance is maintained within
specification in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.3
Materials and/or consumable levels are maintained as required in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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1.4
Workplace records are maintained in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.5
Housekeeping standards in the work area are maintained in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Identify and respond to non-conformance in a dairy operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Any defective product, process, materials and equipment performance are
identified, and rectified and/or reported in accordance with organisational
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
27 October 2005
31 December 2017
Rollover and
Revision
2
17 July 2009
Review
3
15 October 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
4
21 January 2016
31 December 2019
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016