Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine product requirements
- Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
- Identify product requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions and customer requests
- Select open moulding technique most appropriate to product requirements
- Identify or develop required procedures to make product using selected process
- Set up equipment/ workplace and prepare materials
- Prepare and assemble all equipment and ancillary equipment as required by procedures
- Identify required reinforcing/reinforcing system and determine quantity of reinforcing
- Prepare reinforcing including cutting to size/shape and carry out any pre-treatment, as required
- Identify required resin system
- Determine quantity of resin components and confirm adequate quantities are available
- Mix resin with minimised waste and test resin
- Fabricate and adjust equipment and materials, as required
- Apply gel coat, resin and reinforcing in accordance with procedures
- Ensure required resin distribution
- Cure product and remove product from mould when ready
- Identify typical problems and take appropriate remedial action
- Perform final verification to meet product requirements
- Clean up and maintain equipment
- Undertake minor maintenance, as appropriate
- Prepare for next use or storage
- Inspect equipment for faults and take appropriate corrective action
- Minimise and dispose of waste as appropriate
- Complete required logs and reports according to SOPs