This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to supervise harvest and post-harvest activities, including preparing harvest schedule, managing handling activities and ensuring quality assurance practices. It does not include processing activities, such as cooking, gill gutting, scaling, filleting, shucking, peeling or heading.

The unit applies to individuals who have responsibility for leading teams for harvest and post-harvest operations. They work closely with supervisors of harvest labour and suppliers of services such as transport.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.