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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 determine machine settings
   • Analyse pattern or product specifications
   • Prepare and use measuring or testing equipment to identify characteristics or specifications of product and material
   • Analyse product and material specifications to determine production parameters
3. Analyse machine requirements
   • Determine machine requirements and limitations relative to required specifications
   • Determine machine WHS requirements
   • Translate product and material specifications into machine settings and configurations
4. Specify machine settings and modifications
   • Establish modification requirements to meet workplace procedures and specified outcomes and seek approval, where required
   • Assess modifications or adaptations in accordance with relevant procedures and specifications
   • Evaluate machine modifications and confirm they meet requirements
   • Check machine settings and modifications against specification prior to machine setting
   • Record machine settings and modifications and communicate them to appropriate team members

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
Machine settings include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:	mechanical devices and tools, such as cams, gears, trip tags and pin boards microprocessor and computer-controlled machine settings

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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

confirming product and material specifications to determine production parameters for at least two (2) TCF products

calculating and interpreting technical data to interpret specifications for machine settings

determining product requirements and limitations of identified machine/s

carrying out modifications or customisation, as required

determining, recording and communicating machine settings for at least two (2) products to appropriate people

complying with relevant workplace procedures.

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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

material and product characteristics

measuring, calculating and testing procedures

machine and equipment specifications and settings

setting and adjustment requirements

relevant technical specifications manuals

quality practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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