Bottling procedure
Procedure
The following is the process for bottling product.
Do not carry out this procedure if you have not completed the HuNu Training for this task.
Bottling
- Wash hands (See Effective Hand Washing Technique)
- Put on disposable nitrile gloves
- Confirm with the site manager the quantity of bottles to be filled (BotQty)
- Ensure that there are at least BotQty bottles sterilised and ready to be used at the bottling station
- Check with the site manager that the system can be set to "Bottling Mode"
- If given approval, set the system to "Bottling Mode"
- Prepare a tray with a fresh sheet of kitchen paper. Place the tray to the right of the filling station
- Place a bottle under the filling spout and press the "Fill button"
- When the flow stops, remove the bottle, place it on the tray prepared in (7)
- When the tray is full, pass it along to the labelling station. Then repeat from (7) until all bottles have been filled
- Return the system to "Production Mode"
- Remove & clean the filling spout
Capping & Labelling
- Take a filled bottled in one hand and push a cap down until a click is heard
- While pushing the cap towards the bottom of the bottle, twist the cap clockwise until it is tight
- Lay the bottle flat and peel a product label from the roll
- Align the label as shown during training (See: Product Labelling Training)
- Smooth the label around the bottle
- Make a visual check that the two end of the label are at equal heights
- Peel a batch sticker from the sheet
- Invert the bottle and locate the sticker in the centre of the bottom of the bottle
- Pass the bottle to the packaging station
- Repeat from (1) until all bottles capped and labelled