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Wrap food or related products using automated 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 the wrapping of food or related products using
automated equipment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: use safe working
practices, and prepare to wrap and wrap food or related products.
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.
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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, and household or personal care products.
Wrapping materials refers to foil, cellophane, stretchwrap, cardboard, paper, film,
glue, adhesive tape, trays, boxes, labels, packs, shrink-wrap, ink, cellophane,
laminated film.
Wrapping equipment refers to mechanical or electronic. Examples of brand names
may include but are not limited to: Versa Flow, DST's, Transwrap, GD Coin Wrapper,
Rose Forgrove, HPUZ, Rollwrap, Rasch, Cavanna, Fuji, Langen, flow wrap,
Riverwood, Mitsubishi, Kister, Ishida, Dome, Robags, Tams, Kisten, Ocme, Oystar
Jones, Mead.
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Range
Competence is to be demonstrated on at least two occasions of wrapping food or
related products using automated equipment.
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 wrap food or related products.
Performance criteria
2.1
Wrapping preparation is in accordance with organisational procedures.
2.2
Wrapping equipment is confirmed as clean and confirmed as operational in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
2.3
may include but is not limited to – clear and clean nozzles, correct
settings for weight, temperature, date, and/or product counters.
Where required, metal detection equipment is set up and confirmed as
operational in accordance with organisational procedures.
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2.4
Wrapping materials are checked in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
correct type, quantity.
2.5
Wrapping materials are loaded in automated equipment in a manner which
minimises potential damage and/or jamming in accordance with organisational
procedures.
2.6
Product for wrapping is checked in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – quantity, quality.
Element 3
Wrap food or related products.
Performance criteria
3.1
Operation of wrapping equipment is carried out in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – glue temperature, mechanical
jaw temperature.
3.2
Wrapping equipment identification system is checked for accuracy, and that the
production information is in the specified position on the wrapped product in
accordance with organisational procedures.
3.3
Wrapping material jams are identified, and are cleared to optimise production
and minimise danger to operator in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.4
Wrapping material changeovers are made with minimal disruption to production
in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.5
Product and wrapping material wastage due to operation of automated
equipment is minimised in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.6
Variations in specified technical performance of wrapping 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.
Wrapped product is checked in accordance with legislative requirements and
organisational procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – presentation, weight.
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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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