ROOM SET-UP:

• Select Stock  – Refer to Produce Specifications
• Place in Room near start of Conveyor line
• Ensure you have all necessary items at your station before starting

1. Enough stock of individual trays
2. Gloves
3. Hair Nets

• Turn Scales on & Check weight
• Tare off Scales

• Rubbish Bins in Place
• Pallets Ready for Empty Boxes in Place
• Crates Set Up Ready to Pack Into
• Spare Pallets in Place
• Spare Crates in Place
• Wash Hands, Use Hand Sanitiser, Put on Gloves  & Hair Net, Remove any loose items.

YOU ARE NOW READY TO START PACKING

PROCESS:

Follow the scales procedure and pack zucchini onto trays as follows:

• Large Zucchini’s may only have 3 per tray.   Alternate the direction of the stems as per photo.
• Two one way and the middle is opposite.

• If Zucchinis are smaller you may need to use 4 or 5.
• 3 zucchinis across the bottom and one or two on top.

• Always Ensure the weight is above the minimum requirement –  530g including the tray if you haven’t tared the scales.
• Place on the conveyor for wrapping.
• Zucchinis must not overlap the tray.

WRONG                                                RIGHT

• 18 Prepacks per Crate.   Fill crate as per pattern below:

Attach both crate cards :-    a) Grower Card   &  b) Date Card

30 Crates per Pallet

• Once pallet is completed attach the two yellow tags –  1)  Day it was packed  2) Product Code

• Place Pallet in Coldroom for storage
• Complete necessary paperwork and hand into Admin

Completing Order for ALDI

Step 1:    Ensure you have all the necessary paperwork.

a)  QA Check Sheet                    b) Product Assessment Sheet                   c) Individual Pallet Checks

a)  QA Check Sheet – Complete all Fields.

• Delivery Date & Order Number

Fill in Quantities :-  Cartons or Crates per Product Line 

   – Pallet 

  – Grower

  – Totals

• Fill in Truck Temperature & Check Cleanliness upon dispatch
• Sign the Sheet

b)  Assessment Sheet – Complete all Fields

• Assess each product against all the criteria
• Minor Defects – Colour, Visual appearance, Skin Marks etc
• Major Defects – Weight, Insects, diseases, labelling or dates errors etc

    – Make any applicable comments

     – Complete Date, Time & Sign 

• Ensure All Crates have the a) Grower Card  B) Date Card are still attached 
• Ensure Dates are Correct  (refer to Date Matrix  Info) 

• Each Product Item must be on its own Pallet.  No mixed produce on Pallets is allowed.  Pick quantity as per ALDI order.  
• Refer to the maximum number of crates per pallet above.  You must not exceed this amount.
• Attach the A4 Product Code Sheet to the Pallet  & Write in the Quantity.

•  Wrap Pallet As Per the following Video:-   D438DB8F-18CD-469F-A17A-78BDE95FC28B

c) Complete Individual Pallet Assessment for every pallet of product in Order

• Fill in all fields.   All checks are designed to ensure that pallets are compliant with ALDI QA distribution centre requirements.

• Store in coldroom until truck arrives to pick-up