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Title / Prepare the system and carry out a liquid bakers yeast tanker loading
Level / 3 / Credits / 3
Purpose / This entry-level unit standard is for people working in a bakers yeast manufacturing operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out liquid bakers yeast preparation; carry out a stabilised liquid yeast mixing process; prepare for tanker loading; carry out a tanker check; carry out tanker pre-loading operations; operate and monitor the tanker loading process; and complete tanker loading, in a bakers yeast manufacturing operation.
Classification / Dairy Processing > Baker's Yeast Manufacture
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Legislation
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to Animal Products Act 1999, Animal Products (Dairy) Regulations 2005, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
2Definitions
Liquid yeast includes but is not limited to – stabilised yeast, liquid yeast.
Organisational requirements – refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace. These requirements include but are not limited to – site specific requirements, company quality management requirements, legislative requirements.
3This unit standard must be assessed in a realistic workplace environment. The candidate must be under realistic time pressures and use relevant commercial equipment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Carry out liquid bakers yeast preparation.
Evidence requirements
1.1Prepare the batch production process for manufacturing liquid bakers yeast in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.2Raw materials are collated and prepared for the production process in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.3Set-up and shut down the system in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4Systems, control points, product, processes and equipment are monitored and any non-compliance reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.5System is cleaned and sanitised and any waste is collected, treated or disposed of in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Carry out a stabilised liquid yeast mixing process.
Evidence requirements
2.1Ingredients are collated and weighed in accordance with the recipe.
2.2Ingredients are mixed in accordance with the recipe and organisational requirements.
2.3 Mixed ingredients are pumped out for further processing in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.4Tanks are cleaned and made ready for further operations in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Prepare for tanker loading in a bakers yeast manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
3.1Clean-in-place processes are prepared for in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.2Automated cleaning process is operated and monitored in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.3Waste is disposed of and plant returned to operating condition in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome4
Carry out a tanker check in a bakers yeast manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
4.1Tankers are checked to ensure they are fit for purpose and clean in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.2Products are located to confirm type, quantity available, and suitability for loading, in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.3Temperature of tanker is checked in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.4Priorities for loading liquid bakers yeast are established to meet delivery and organisational requirements.
4.5Documentation is checked and confirmed as ready in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 5
Carry out tanker pre-loading operations in a bakers yeast manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
5.1Liquid bakers yeast lines are checked in accordance with organisational requirements.
5.2Product requirements are checked in accordance with organisational requirements.
5.3Volume is set in accordance with customer and organisational requirements.
Outcome 6
Operate and monitor the tanker loading process in a bakers yeast manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
6.1Tanker loading process is started and operated in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.2Equipment is monitored to confirm load transfer to correct location in correct quantities in accordance with customer and organisational requirements.
6.3Minimal water is purged in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.4Variation in equipment operation is identified and maintenance requirements reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.5Workplace housekeeping standards are met in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.6Workplace records are maintained in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.7Sampling procedures are followed in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.8Safe work practices are observed in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 7
Complete tanker loading in a bakers yeast manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
7.1Security tags are applied to tanker outlets in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.2Equipment settings are selected to complete loading in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.3Product is purged from lines, if required, in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.4Equipment and loading bay are cleaned and prepared for further loading and unloading in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.5Information on the loading operation is recorded in accordance with customer and organisational requirements.
7.6Maintenance requirements are identified and reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.7Safe work practices are observed in accordance with organisational requirements.
Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 25911 and unit standard 25913.Planned review date / 31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 18 June 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0022
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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 (CMRs). 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
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Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018