NZQA registered unit standard
23832 version 2
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Title
Operate an individual quick frozen (IQF) cheese freezing process
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is for people working in a cheese factory or
the cheese manufacturing department of a dairy manufacturing
plant.
People credited with unit standard are able to: prepare an IQF
cheese freezing process for operation; operate and monitor an
IQF cheese freezing process; and shut down an IQF cheese
freezing process.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Cheese Making
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Animal
Products Act 1999, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Animal Products
(Dairy) Regulations 2005.
2
Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
Individual quick frozen (IQF) process – cheese process using either direct or indirect
refrigeration equipment specifically designed to rapidly freeze shredded or diced
cheese to -15 degrees C or lower whilst maintaining the functional properties of the
original cheese materials.
Materials – single cheese and multiple cheese blends such as Mozzarella, Cheddar,
Colby, Parmesan, and Shreddar (low fat).
Processes – batch or continuous and apply to single or multiple product
specifications or types.
3
This unit standard must be assessed in a realistic workplace environment. The
candidate must be under realistic time pressures and use relevant commercial
equipment.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23832 version 2
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare an IQF cheese freezing process for operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Materials meet operating requirements.
1.2
Cleaning and maintenance requirements and status are identified and
confirmed in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.3
IQF cheese freezing process components and related attachments are fitted
and adjusted in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4
Processing and/or operating parameters are entered as required in accordance
with safety and organisational requirements.
1.5
Equipment performance is checked and adjusted in accordance with
organisational requirements.
1.6
Pre-start checks are carried out in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Operate and monitor an IQF cheese freezing process.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The IQF cheese freezing process is started and operated in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.2
Equipment is monitored to identify variation in operating conditions in
accordance with organisational requirements.
2.3
Variation in equipment operation is identified and maintenance requirements
are reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.4
The process is monitored to confirm that temperature, line-flow rate and
individual quick frozen cheese particles meet specifications in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.5
Out-of-specification product and/or process outcomes are identified, rectified
and/or reported to maintain the process within specification in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.6
Workplace records are maintained in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23832 version 2
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Outcome 3
Shut down an IQF cheese freezing process.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The shut down procedure is identified in accordance with organisational
requirements.
3.2
The IQF cheese freezing process is shut down in accordance with
organisational requirements.
3.3
Maintenance requirements are identified and reported in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 July 2007
31 December 2013
Review
2
17 May 2012
N/A
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016