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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Prepare to cut stuff
   • Set up workstation to reflect specifications and to achieve operator comfort and minimise fatigue
   • Clean and maintain machines and cutting board and check for irregularities
   • Regularly check striker plate for distortion and damage and report irregularities.
   • Assess materials and grade against specifications
   • Check various types and finish of synthetics and fabrics according to work ticket
   • Sort materials according to colour, shade and specifications
3. Cut materials
   • Use knives and patterns to gain optimal materials use against workplace quality standards
   • Start up and shut down machines according to safety regulations
   • Select knives according to job specifications and size requirements and use according to WHS practices
   • Adjust pressures on press to knife size and shape
   • Cut parts to workplace quality standards in relation to material flaws
   • Select individual pairs and colour and grain match to workplace quality standards
   • Cut pairs to achieve best yield according to appropriate allowance
   • Identify distortions and defects on press cutting knives, dies and cutting boards and take appropriate action
4. Check finished product
   • Check finished product against workplace quality standards
   • Record faults
   • Maintain work records

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.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

applying relevant standards

preparing workstation and work before commencing operations

applying cutting techniques to at least five (5) different footwear materials

operating cutting machines and using cutting boards with a variety of footwear materials

obtaining maximum yield and achieving workplace quality standards

undertaking general maintenance of machines

meeting work specifications and applying workplace procedures

maintaining accurate records.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

range of footwear materials, including ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), foam, fibreboard, resin and synthetics

range of fabrics and their directional strength and stretch

relevant machines and principles in use of cutting boards

materials flaws of leather, including veins, growth marks, ticks and scars

quality standards and practices

safety and environmental aspects of relevant product assembly processes

WHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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