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Specify, operate and maintain performance of automated grain mills and
milling equipment for feed milling
Level
4
Credits
30
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are currently working in jobs which
involve specifying, operating and maintaining performance of a grain mill and
automated milling equipment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to specify grain mill
performance parameters, prepare automated equipment for grain milling
operate automated grain milling equipment; and maintain performance of
automated grain milling equipment.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food Production - Milling
Status
Registered
Status date
19 March 2010
Date version published
19 March 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 7705, Receive and store bulk grain;
Unit 20834, Flake grain using automated equipment;
Unit 20836, Condition grain using automated equipment;
and Unit 20837, Clean grain using automated
equipment; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and
skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit 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.
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Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes 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; and their associated regulations and subsequent
amendments.
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Range
Equipment – automated, milling: pin mills, break rolls, sifting (including socks),
reduction rolls, weighing, blowing, mimic boards, dust collecting, measuring, flow
balancers detaching, scouring, scalperators, pollard finishing, germ aspirating,
packing stations.
Grain may include but is not limited to local and imported: wheat, rye, barley, malt,
maize, oats, rice, corn, grits; hard, soft; high protein, low protein; white, red.
Interested parties may include but are not limited to: supervisors and/or production
and/or packaging.
3
Definition
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.
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 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.
Element 2
Specify grain mill performance parameters.
Performance criteria
2.1
Mill equipment performance parameters are specified, recorded, and
promulgated to interested parties in accordance with organisational procedures.
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2.2
Resources required to optimise mill efficiency and effectiveness are identified,
and are scheduled in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
2.3
resources – physical and/or human; plant and/or equipment, raw
material.
Maintenance of mill equipment is specified, scheduled, and promulgated to
interested parties in accordance with organisational procedures.
Element 3
Prepare automated equipment for grain milling.
Performance criteria
3.1
Access and power to equipment is confirmed available in accordance with
organisational procedures.
3.2
Grist is confirmed as correct and is authorised by personnel responsible for
production in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.3
Destination for milled grain is identified and is confirmed as having sufficient
capacity for scheduled and anticipated milling requirements in accordance with
organisational procedures.
3.4
Grain flow rate and weighing equipment are prepared in accordance with
production specifications in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.5
Documentation relating to equipment preparation is accurate and complete in
accordance with organisational procedures.
3.6
Rolls are confirmed as being out of gear, and safety equipment is confirmed as
being in correct position on equipment in accordance with organisational
procedures.
3.7
Production plan and schedule are checked for availability, currentancy, and
accuracy in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.8
Preparation of automated milling equipment is carried out in accordance with
organisational procedures.
3.9
Interested parties are informed of mill preparation in a manner and within a
timeframe that optimise mill performance in accordance with organisaitonal
proceedures.
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Element 4
Operate automated grain milling equipment.
Performance criteria
4.1
Lifts, elevators, and separators are confirmed as available for use and
operational in accordance with organisational procedures.
4.2
Rolls and hoppers are checked to ensure they are clear and free from excess
product in accordance with organisational procedures in accordance with
organisational procedures.
4.3
Sifting equipment is confirmed as being complete and operational in
accordance with production specification and have correct socks in accordance
with organisational procedures.
4.4
Product feed to automated milling equipment is controlled to optimise capacity
and productivity of milling equipment in accordance with organisational
procedures.
4.5
Unscheduled stoppages due to operation of automated milling equipment are
controlled in accordance with organisational procedures.
4.6
Milled and sifted product is checked to ensure that it is free from coarse bran
and meets product specification.
4.7
Mill operation complies with organisational procedures.
4.8
Documentation is checked for accuracy, completion, and is in correct place in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
4.9
documentation – reports, production records, destination
information, grist information, by-product data.
Variations in specified equipment performance are identified, and corrective
action is implemented within a timeframe that optimises equipment performance
in accordance with organisational procedures.
Element 5
Maintain performance of automated grain mills and grain milling equipment.
Performance criteria
5.1
Mill drives are set at correct tension and equipment is lubricated in accordance
with equipment specifications.
5.2
Rolls are checked to ensure they are clean and rotate free from mechanical
impediments in accordance with organisational procedures.
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5.3
Faults in automated milling equipment are identified, isolated, and corrective
action is implemented in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
faults may include but not limited to – electrical, mechanical,
bearings, drives, vibrations, heat, burst covers, weighers
inoperative, blockages in dust collection, worn, dented spouts.
5.4
Sieve covers are checked to ensure they not damaged and that sifter pads are
clean in accordance with organisational procedures.
5.5
Variations in specified technical performance of automated milling equipment
are identified and corrective action is taken within a timeframe that optimises
performance in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
variations – qualitative and/or quantitative and/or safety.
5.6
Maintenance of automated milling equipment complies with organisational
procedures, and legislative requirements.
5.7
Equipment spare parts are confirmed as being available in sufficient quantity
and condition to maintain mill operation in accordance with organisational
procedures.
5.8
Life expectancy of milling equipment due to normal wear is identified, and
reparative maintenance is scheduled within a timeframe that minimises loss of
production and maximises mill efficinencies in accordance with organisational
procedures.
5.9
Documentation related to maintenance of automated milling equipment is
accurate and complete in accordance with organisational procedures.
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.
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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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