Elements and Performance Criteria
- Set up and adjust units
- All details required for the job are checked and confirmed against job specifications
- The correct materials are checked and available for the job
- Adhesives appropriate for the substrate, the application process and the machine are selected
- Work area is made safe and ready for production according to safety requirements
- Blades are sharp and fitted as necessary, with units calibrated according to job specifications
- Settings are checked against job specifications before production is commenced
- Adhesives are positioned correctly and applied evenly
- Confirm quality of output
- A sample from the machine is selected and checked to ensure it conforms to the required quality standards
- Adjustments are made when the standards are not met
- Each in-line process is monitored and minor adjustments made during production as required
- Samples are continuously monitored for defects and removed where relevant
- The efficiency, quality and output rate of the production run are monitored for problems and any deficiencies resolved
- Wastage is monitored, kept to a minimum and correctly disposed of according to enterprise quality standards
- The locations of all emergency shutdown buttons and triggers are known