Monitor secondary butchery in meat processing
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge you need to monitor secondary butchery in meat processing.
This includes monitoring the work of team members and ensuring that meat processing is carried out both safely and according to organisational procedures. The standard also describes the knowledge needed to compile a range of different reports relating to product safety and quality.
You must also know how to address problems and adhere to regulatory standards and standard operating procedures and be able to apply your skills and knowledge within food safety and health and safety regulations and any relevant international industry codes. You should also have an understanding of how the green circular economy supports repeated use of resources and products within your organisation.
This standard is for you if you work in a supervisory or team leader role within food are involved in the butchery of meat or poultry.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- wear and use personal protective equipment according to regulatory standards and organisational requirements
- contribute to the planning of secondary butchery work processes
- confirm secondary butchery requirements and output targets
- develop work plans to ensure that output targets are achieved
- check that suitable tools and equipment are made available to meet the food business operator’s requirements
- inspect work areas to check that they are safe and hygienic and suitable for use
- confirm that raw materials and ancillary supplies are made available
- allocate suitably skilled staff to specific tasks and duties
- identify and report any non-compliance or shortfall in resource or staff requirements
- monitor the flow and yield of the secondary butchery process
- identify problems that may affect the quality and quantity of output from secondary butchery
- respond to problems affecting the quality or quantity of output according to the food business operator’s procedures
- check products are stored or transported to the next processing stage
- complete relevant documentation according to organisational requirements and make available as necessary
- report and take appropriate action regarding any problems which might arise
- check that maintenance and cleaning records are complete
- confirm that handover and shut down procedures are followed
- make recommendations for improvements in the secondary butchery process
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- what the food business operator’s arrangements are for the scheduling and resourcing of secondary butchery
- how objectives and competences for the secondary butchery team can be identified and specified
- what the systems are for the planning, scheduling and resourcing of secondary butchery
- what the indicators are that the work area is not hygienic and safe prior to manufacturing
- what the probable impact would be of inadequate process scheduling and resourcing
- how the food business operator’s procedures should be interpreted
- the importance of allocating staff with the relevant competences to specific tasks
- why there is a need to update and amend schedules and resource information to meet business needs
- what the probable impact would be of non-availability of staff or resources, including succession planning
- the communication methods and approaches required to maintain secondary butchery processing
- the purpose of monitoring secondary butchery operations
- the importance of maximising yield and reducing possible waste in the process
- how the need for individual or team support can be identified
- how whole teams and individual team members can be supported
- what the food business operator’s arrangements are for identifying, dealing with and reporting problems with secondary butchery
- what the purpose of quality control documentation is
- what the requirements are for maintenance and cleaning schedules
- how the performance of the secondary butchery operation can be measured
- the importance of reporting secondary butchery performance
- how potential improvements in the secondary butchery operation can be presented
- the limits of your own authority and competence and why it is important to work within those limits
- what recording, reporting and communication is needed, how to carry this out and the reasons why it is important to do so