Food manufacture

Despatch and Transport Department

Duration: approximately 4 hours self-paced

Improve your knowledge of the despatch and transport department in a food factory, classifying the key roles and actions within the department with completion of this course. Validated by Occupational Awards Ltd.

£30.00

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What will the course cover?

Understand the function of the despatch department
Define storage requirements in the despatch department
Recognise how to prepare an order for despatch
List how to move product orders safely
Recognise how to pick orders for despatch
Describe how a scanner is used when picking orders
Interpret how to check the condition of the product
Define the use of personal protective equipment in the despatch department

Understand how to load orders into despatch vehicles correctly and safely
Define the procedures which ensure product safety and quality during transport
Identify relevant vehicle requirements
State important transportation procedures
Identify health and safety requirements in the despatch department
Describe manual handling and equipment potential risks
Compile actions taken to prevent accidents and injuries from occurring