Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for equipment installation or change parts
- Prepare the proess for production
- Consult the production schedule to determine the product to be manufactured
- Ensure that the raw materials are available
- Ensure that the equipment or change parts, ancillaries and fixtures are available
- Perform pre-instalment equipment preparation according to procedures
- Check that the equipment is in a safe condition for use
- Set up process
- Tune the process
- Monitor operation and compare with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Identify any deviation from standard performance
- Identify the cause of the deviation and act
- Adjust the equipment settings, process conditions or raw materials to bring production into specification
- Continue monitoring operation and adjusting until product or equipment is within specification
- Respond to problems
- Control hazards