15741 Mix Bulk Cake Batters Using Automated Production Equipment

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Title Mix bulk cake batters using automated production equipment

Level 3 Credits 10

Purpose This unit standard is for people working or intending to work in a bakery which uses automated production equipment. People credited with this unit standard are able to: use safe working practices; prepare to mix bulk cake batters using automated production equipment; mix bulk cake batters using automated production equipment; and disassemble, clean, and reassemble automated production equipment.

Classification Food and Related Products Processing > Baking - Cake

Available grade Achieved

Entry information

Recommended skills Unit 15740, Prepare and weigh ingredients for bulk cake and knowledge batters using automated production equipment; Unit 15744, Bake cake products using continuous automated ovens; and Unit 15746, Deposit and shape bulk cake batters using automated production equipment; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.

Explanatory notes 1 Enactments and codes relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to the: Food Act 1981; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;s Foodi s(Safety) Regulations 2002; Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; Australia id New Zealand Food Standards Code available at http://www.foodstandards.govt.nzrd r . ada 2 Range ndn Batters may be for any of: plain cakes, fruiteda t cakes,a sponges, or varietal sweet products such as fruit loaves. t s g Cake method may be either sugar batterst method gor spongen and batter method. Ingredients may include but are tnot limitedi to:i nflour,i sugar, water, butter, fats, eggs, i n ir ir baking powder, salt, essences,un usweeteners,p flavourings,p preservatives, emulsifiers, pre-mixes, concentrates,s additives,is xfruits,e xnuts, yeast, humectants. Equipment may includehi h but is note limited to: mixers, lift hoists, metal detectors, pressurised air,T wireT cuts, scrapers, specific gravity test containers.

Competenz Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 SSB Code 101571 NZQA Expiring unit standard 15741 version 4 Page 2 of 4

3 Definitions Organisational procedures refers to documents that include: worksite rules, codes, and practices; equipment operating instructions; production specifications; documented quality management systems; and health and safety requirements. 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.

4 Competence is to be demonstrated on three occasions of mixing bulk cake batters using automated production equipment.

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Use safe working practices.

Evidence requirements

1.1 PPE is used in accordance with organisational procedures.

1.2 Work environment is kept clean and free from hazards in accordance with organisational procedures.

Range hazards to – personnel, product, plant.

1.3 Documentation is referred to and/or completed in accordance with organisational procedures.

Outcome 2

Prepare to mix bulk cake batters using automated production equipment. Evidence requirements s is 2.1 Equipment is clean, free from contamination, and operational id in accordance with organisational procedures. rd r ada 2.2 Batter ingredients are available in sufficientnd quantityn and correct condition in accordance with the cake method used.a ta st s g g 2.3 Humectants are tempered tot requiredit temperaturen in in accordance with the cake method used. i n ri ir un u pi p 2.4 Storage containers fors mixed battersx x are free from contamination and available in sufficient quantityis ifor schedulede e and anticipated production. hTh Outcome 3 T

Mix bulk cake batters using automated production equipment.

3.1 Equipment is operated in accordance with organisational procedures.

3.2 Batter ingredients are mixed and developed in accordance with recipe specifications, cake method, and organisational procedures.

Range specifications may include but are not limited to – time, speed, temperature, sequence and pace of ingredient addition.

3.3 Mixed cake batter conforms to batter specifications.

Range specifications may include but are not limited to – temperature, specific gravity, uniformity, viscosity, colour, moisture.

3.4 Mixed cake batter is placed in storage containers in accordance with organisational procedures.

3.5 Variations in batter and equipment are identified, and rectified and/or reported in accordance with organisational procedures.

Outcome 4

Disassemble, clean, and reassemble automated production equipment.

4.1 Affected parties are notified of disassembly and cleaning in accordance with organisational procedures.

Range affected parties may include but are not limited to – people working upstream and/or downstream in production, colleagues, team members, supervisor. 4.2 Services to equipment are isolated in accordance with organisational procedures. s is i Range services may include but are not limitedd r tod – electricity, air, water, gas. ar a dnd 4.3 Equipment is disassembled in accordancena with organisational procedures. tast g 4.4 Equipment is cleaned in accordance st withn organisationalgin procedures. itni ri ir 4.5 Cleaned equipment is lubricatednu to specifications,i p reassembled, and left operational in accordance us withx organisationalpx procedures. ishi e e ThT

Replacement information This unit standard, unit standard 15740, unit standard 15742, and unit standard 15743 replaced unit standard 7702.

This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 10 February 1999 31 December 2018 Review 2 19 May 2006 31 December 2018 Review 3 17 March 2016 31 December 2018 Rollover 4 16 February 2017 31 December 2020

Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0111 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 moderations isystems that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements id (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirementsrd r for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such asa minimuma qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.d d nan ta t s s gng it it inri nun irpi us xpx ishi e e ThT

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