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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine production requirements
   • Follow workplace documentation requirements relating to production processes
   • Check job sheets for work to be done
   • Identify the priority in which jobs will be done
   • Identify and locate the materials to be used and their physical forms
   • Acquire necessary equipment and tools and identify appropriate work checking procedures
   • Identify and follow safety requirements for the materials and process to be employed
2. Follow production process
   • Follow procedures for the production process
   • Identify the critical parts of the production process
   • Identify and apply the operating principles behind the equipment to be used
3. Identify product features
   • Inspect products for compliance with quality specifications
   • Identify products in terms of end purpose and relationship to workplace production output and economic value
   • Relate features of products to the production process
4. Store equipment, materials and product
   • Follow the correct workplace procedures and safety precautions for the storage of equipment, materials and products
   • Identify and separate incompatible materials in accordance with workplace procedures and practices
   • Ensure equipment is cleaned prior to return to storage
   • Dispose of waste materials through approved means or product recycling
5. Correct routine production and product faults
   • Identify production faults
   • Identify the causes of production faults
   • Identify product faults
   • Identify the causes of product faults
   • Take appropriate remedial action to correct the fault
6. Follow shutdown procedures
   • Differentiate between routine and emergency shutdown situations and procedures
   • Demonstrate the procedures to be followed in an emergency shutdown of the process
   • Demonstrate the alert procedures required in an emergency shutdown of the process
   • Follow the appropriate procedures for routine shutdowns
   • Notify appropriate personnel of shutdowns
   • Complete required workplace documentation

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.
Regulatory framework	The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used. Applicable legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice include: health, safety and environmental (HSE) legislation, regulations and codes of practice relevant to the workplace, equipment and production processes and hazardous materials Australian/international standards relevant to the materials being used and products being made any relevant licence and certification requirements. All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent HSE requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and such requirements the legislative requirements take precedence.
Procedures	All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures. Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, and include one or any combination of: emergency procedures work instructions standard operating procedures (SOPs) safe work method statements (SWMS) formulas/recipes batch sheets temporary instructions any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant.
Appropriate remedial action	Appropriate remedial action includes one or more of: adjust machine to achieve requirements report fault to supervisor/senior operator fill out workplace documentation follow workplace procedures
Tools and equipment	Tools and equipment include one or more of: hand tools required for opening of material packaging manual handling aids, such as hand carts and trolleys hoists/lifting equipment not requiring any special permits or licences rules callipers relevant personal protective equipment (PPE) inventory and workplace records systems.
Hazards	Hazards must be identified and controlled. Identifying hazards requires consideration of: material spills or leaks hazardous products and materials manual handling hazards heavy stationary and moving machinery machinery hazards protrusions or obstructions slippery surfaces rotational equipment or vibration smoke, dust, fumes, vapours or other atmospheric hazards extreme temperatures electricity gas gases and liquids under pressure structural hazards equipment failures machinery, equipment and product mass other hazards that might arise.
Problems	Problems include one or more of: variations in materials contamination of materials variations in equipment operations product faults equipment breakdown, malfunction or wear and tear variable site conditions limitations in available data on specific job requirements variations in quality emergency situations intermittent faults.

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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 demonstrate the ability to:

read and interpret procedures, job specifications, material labels and safety data sheets (SDS)

determine production requirements

discuss work progress with other workers

plan which jobs have the higher priority

use specified materials to produce products through a production process

inspect product conformance to requirements

meet production standards consistently

identify and rectify routine production faults

distinguish between causes of problems, including:

operational problems

materials properties

process variables

procedural errors

store equipment, materials and product appropriately

follow appropriate shutdown procedures

adhere to safety requirements.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

the impact of incorrect or faulty materials

types of products made with different processes

changes to raw materials during the process

production work flow sequences and materials demands

selection practices for equipment, materials, processes and procedures

uses of equipment, materials, processes and procedures

materials and process hazards

appropriate hazard control procedures

the importance of material properties and qualities

the importance of process conditions

approved procedures

appropriate action to resolve faults or report faults

emergency shutdown procedures

safety requirements.

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