Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine job requirements
- Prepare for carding
- Operate and monitor carding machine
- Start and stop carding machine according to manufacturer requirements and monitor to ensure correct operation and workplace procedures
- Monitor blending to ensure blending consistency and feed uniformity
- Monitor carding operation to ensure correct feed rate and quality of web offtake
- Sort waste and apply environmental requirements
- Identify and correct minor faults, where necessary, to meet specified requirements, and report major machine faults
- Complete carding operations
- Check carded fibres against quality standards
- Unload or remove carded fibres according to manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- Send carded fibres for despatch or further processing.
- Clean and maintain work environment according to workplace procedures
- Complete production records and other documentation, as required