Elements and Performance Criteria
- Review material behaviour
- Evaluation of material or product structure is conducted to identify options for production
- Material handling options are chosen to ensure best performance of materials during production
- Options are assessed to determine most effective/efficient method of production, ensuring highest quality and yield from the materials
- A test runs confirms correct options or the need for further adjustment or trialling to meet quality standards
- Options and recommendations are documented for future reference according to enterprise procedures
- Tune and adjust machinery
- Idiosyncrasies of machines are reviewed and adjustments or tuning undertaken to compensate or to exploit the idiosyncrasy, within the manufacturer's specifications
- Options are assessed to determine most effective/efficient method of production, ensuring highest quality and yield from machinery
- A test runs confirms correct options and settings or the need for further adjustment or tuning to meet quality standards
- Options and recommendations are documented for future reference according to enterprise procedures
- Instruction is provided to machine operator or finisher on new practices, if required
- Troubleshoot machinery and material problems
- Corrective or preventive action is recommended and implemented where appropriate
- Changes are communicated to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner
- Changes are monitored to confirm improvement to production efficiency
- Ongoing problems are reported according to enterprise procedures