Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify sewing machine equipment controls and procedures
- Job requirements are identified from work instructions
- OHS requirements, including ergonomic criteria and personal protection needs, are observed throughout the work
- Equipment operations, components and controls are identified
- Operating procedures are checked to identify approved procedures and adjustments
- Inspection procedure for materials quality and equipment condition is identified
- The process for obtaining materials and moving products to the next process is identified
- Prepare for work
- Work order or sample is checked to identify exact sewing specification
- Materials are inspected before use and problems, including any materials or part constructed products which do not meet the job order requirements are identified and reported
- Work pieces are laid out in sequence in accordance with specifications and workplace procedures
- Any required supplementary equipment is identified for routine lubrication and adjustments
- Adjust and control sewing machine operations
- Sewing machine (including attachments as required) set up requirements and adjustments are identified and followed
- Machine sewing maintains required product quality and outputs
- Material which is able to be reused is collected and stored, and waste and scrap is removed in accordance with workplace procedures
- Equipment and work area clean up are completed following workplace procedures
- Maintain quality requirements
- checked for required quality
- repaired (where applicable)
- moved to the next process
- Dispatch completed work