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Seam metal containers for food or related products using automated
seaming equipment
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for those who are currently working, or intend
to work, in jobs which involve seaming metal containers for food or related
products using automated seaming equipment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: use safe working
practices; prepare to seam metal containers for food or related products; and
operate and maintain automated seaming equipment.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food and Related Product Packaging
Status
Registered
Status date
19 March 2010
Date version published
19 March 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0111
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to the: Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations
1995; Food Act 1981; Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; Food (Safety) Regulations
2002; Resource Management Act 1991; Weights and Measures Act 1987 and their
associated regulations and subsequent amendments.
2
Definitions
Organisational procedures refer to documents that include: worksite rules, codes,
and practices; equipment operating instructions; production specifications;
documented quality management systems; and health and safety requirements.
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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.
Related products refer to beverages, household or personal care products.
3
Range
Competence is to be demonstrated for the development, implementation, and
evaluation of at least two packaging line operations plans.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Use safe working practices.
Performance criteria
1.1
PPE is used in accordance with organisational procedures.
1.2
Work environment is 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.
Element 2
Prepare to seam metal containers for food or related products.
Performance criteria
2.1
Seaming preparation is carried out in accordance with organisational
procedures.
2.2
Seaming equipment is set up and confirmed as operational in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
set up may include but is not limited to – oil level, fill weight, net
weight, product code, steam vacuum, head space.
2.3
Can conveyor race is confirmed as being in correct position and operational in
accordance with organisational procedures.
2.4
Seaming equipment speed is set to match speed of downstream operations in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
downstream operations may include but are not limited to –
cookers, craters, coolers.
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2.5
Open ended containers and container ends for seaming are checked in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
2.6
correct type, quantity.
Product for seaming is checked in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – correct type, quantity, quality.
Element 3
Operate and maintain automated seaming equipment.
Performance criteria
3.1
Operation of seaming equipment is carried out in accordance with
organisational procedures.
3.2
Seaming equipment speed matches speed of downstream operations in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
3.3
downstream operations may include but are not limited to –
cookers, craters, coolers.
Maintenance of services to seaming equipment is carried out in accordance
with organisational procedures.
Range
services may include but are not limited to – oil, steam,
compressed air.
3.4
Production down time due to seaming equipment operation and maintenance is
minimised in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.5
Product wastage due to operation of seaming equipment is minimised in
accordance with organisational procedures.
3.6
Variations in specified technical performance of seaming equipment are
identified, rectified and/or reported in accordance with organisational
procedures.
Range
3.7
variations may include but are not limited to – sound of machine,
safety, speed, quality, reliability.
Seamed containers are checked in accordance with product specifications,
legislative requirements and organisational procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – seal shape, seal tightness, head
space, fill weight, net weight, product code, lids, product.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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