Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan cabinet construction
- Complete or interpret drawings, specifications and customer instructions including design, tolerances, process, materials, finish and quantity
- Identify and select construction techniques to be used in cabinet manufacture
- Identify industry standards for cabinet construction
- Plan construction and assembly sequence
- Develop a cutting list
- Identify tools, machines and equipment suitable for construction and check for safe and effective operation
- Determine procedures for checking quality at each stage of the process
- Clear work area and prepare for production
- Select and prepare materials for cabinet construction
- Select and prepare cabinet components
- Construct cabinets
- Observe workplace health and safety requirements, including personal protection needs, throughout the work
- Use tools, machines and equipment in accordance with safety requirements and manufacturers' specifications
- Cut and form materials in accordance with the plan
- Manufacture cabinets and check against set-outs for tolerances, fit and accuracy
- Check product against plans at identified checkpoints
- Assemble cabinets
- Assemble cabinets using components identified in construction plan
- Attach components and check against set-outs for accuracy, fit, twist and distortion
- Assemble and fit doors, drawers and shelves
- Prepare product for final finish, including the removal of bruises, scratches, dents and marks
- Clean work area and dispose of rubbish according to environmental standards
- Complete workplace documentation