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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
2. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
3. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
4. Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
5. Undertake preventative maintenance checks/adjustments on hydraulic systems
   • Identify system components, assemblies or sub-assemblies and prepare for inspection/preventative maintenance
6. Carry out visual inspection and testing with appropriate test equipment according to fluid power principles, procedures and safety requirements
7. Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, including obvious repairs and adjustments, according to manufacturers' specifications using fluid power techniques/practices
8. Undertake fault finding on hydraulic systems
   • Identify designated hydraulic system components and carry out a visual inspection of the system for the collection of fault-finding data
9. Consult system operator and collect additional data, where appropriate
10. Check maintenance reports and preventative maintenance schedules and review for additional fault-finding data
11. Undertake checks and tests
12. Identify and verify faults and malfunctions
13. Document or report faults and malfunctions to designated personnel using appropriate procedures
14. Repair and/or rectify hydraulic system
    • Isolate system or sub-assembly and discharge residue pressure safely in accordance with prescribed procedure and check for correct isolation
15. Tag isolated system or sub-assembly according to SOPs
16. Remove components or sub-assembly from system
17. Dismantle components or sub-assemblies, examine and verify for replacement, repair or overhaul
18. Select replacement items from appropriate sources
19. Refit component or sub-assembly items to equipment and test for correct operation against specifications
20. Recommission hydraulic system
    • Recommission system or sub-assembly according to prescribed procedures and specifications
21. Verify correct operation of the system using fluid power principles and system application techniques
22. Instigate appropriate follow-up procedures
23. Update maintenance records/service reports

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Test equipment includes one (1) or more of the following:	leak testers escape rate gauges hand held pressure testers other appropriate equipment
Rectify includes one (1) or more of the following:	replacement repair and/or reuse of components

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