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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Collect information and analyse job requirements
   • Job specifications are read and key requirements are confirmed
   • Steps and stages in the process are identified and clarification of specifications is sought where required
   • Equipment capabilities are assessed in terms of meeting job specifications
   • Enterprise production plans, including run time and quantities, are compared with plant capabilities
2. Complete preparatory activities
   • Work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including personal protection needs, are observed throughout the work
   • Reports are made to appropriate personnel
   • Proposals for modifications/adaptation of equipment are made
   • Requirements for tooling/dies are listed
   • Raw material requirements are listed and communicated to appropriate personnel
3. Develop and implement operational plans
   • Operational work plans, including timeframes and milestones, are developed
   • Production operations are organised ensuring optimum use of resources
   • Operational plans are recorded and amended in accordance with enterprise procedures and industry practice
4. Conduct trials to monitor equipment operation and product quality
   • Equipment is set up to make appropriate use of guards, warning devices and safety features, and standard operating procedures are modified to suit the production
   • Equipment operations are monitored to ensure variations or inconsistencies in output are identified, reported and rectified
   • Required adjustments to equipment controls and settings are made to ensure consistency and continuity in production
   • Equipment maintenance, set-up and close-down procedures are planned and documented
   • Product quality is inspected and compared to requirements
   • Process is modified, where required, to improve product quality
5. Monitor product finish
   • Product finish is checked for conformity to design specification
   • Any non-conformity in product finish is noted and possible causes investigated and documented
6. Evaluate production process
   • Productivity information and reports are prepared and processed
   • All procedures for the process are checked for conformity with trial outcomes
   • Work procedures are authorised by appropriate personnel for implementation
   • Recommendations for variations to design specifications are made to appropriate personnel

Range Statement

Specifies 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. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Unit context includes:	WHS legislation, building codes, material safety management systems, hazardous substances and dangerous goods codes and safe operating procedures work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, environmental legislation, relevant health regulations, authorised handling procedures and organisation insurance requirements work requires individuals to demonstrate conceptual ability, discretion, judgement and problem solving work is performed with little assistance from others and with minimal supervision or direction organising production is undertaken in accordance with established enterprise procedures and practices customers or suppliers may be internal or external
Operational planning information sources include:	enterprise production plan/schedule product drawings and specifications equipment instructions and capacities relevant standards inspection requirements and design rules customer orders archives records cutting lists
Machines/equipment used in the production process include:	microprocessor or computer-controlled machines both production and facility equipment used in the enterprise
Personal protective equipment includes:	that prescribed under legislation, regulations and enterprise policies and practices
Information and procedures include:	enterprise production plan/schedule work procedures/instructions manufacturer technical specifications and instructions legislation, regulations and codes of practice relevant to the production environment and processes quality and Australian Standards and procedures

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Performance Evidence

Collect, organise and understand information related to multi-trade work instructions and work orders, building and structural plans and safety procedures

Apply safe handling requirements for equipment, products and materials, including use of personal protective equipment

Identify materials used in the work process

Follow work instructions, operating procedures and inspection processes to:

minimise the risk of injury to self or others

prevent damage to goods, equipment and products

maintain required production output and product quality

Analyse job requirements and materials and equipment capabilities for a specified and significant production operation and organise the implementation of operational plans, including:

conduct of trials

coordination of the production process

evaluation of the production process

reporting on the success of the process

Lead others and work effectively to organise for production

Encourage participation of employees in the planning of work activities and changes

Suggest improvements to production operations and, where appropriate, negotiate changes

Use mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly complete measurements, calculate area and estimate material requirements

Communicate ideas and information to enable confirmation of work requirements and specifications and the reporting of work outcomes and problems, interpret basic plans and follow safety procedures

Use workplace technology related to the coordination, including communication equipment, time and management aids and other measuring devices

Avoid backtracking, work flow interruptions or wastage

Work with others and in a team by recognising dependencies and using cooperative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity

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Knowledge Evidence

Organisational and work flow theory

Work leadership theory

Company business policies and plans, including procedures for setting up for production

Company products, market, work systems and equipment

Machine processes relevant to the production

Quality procedures, inspection and testing requirements

Legislative requirements of the work activities

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