Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a pelt puller.

This unit is applicable to plants processing sheep and goats.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil.

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

Unit Mapping Information

This unit is equivalent to MTMP3032C Operate pelt puller.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

The candidate must operate a pelt puller.

The candidate must:

• operate a pelt puller to workplace standards
• apply relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
• report defective operation of puller clearly, accurately and promptly
• report malfunctions of puller or pelt removal not achieving workplace requirements
• apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• take corrective action as specified in work instructions

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

• general operation of the puller
• work instructions for the operation and routine maintenance of the pelt puller
• relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
• emergency procedures relating to pelt puller and positioning of carcase
• potential for contamination and cross-contamination and the required corrective actions

Assessment Conditions

Competency must be demonstrated at normal chain speed.

Assessment must be conducted in an operating processing plant.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

• quiz of underpinning knowledge
• workplace demonstration
• workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7