Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MSS014010 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Optimise sustainability of a process or work area

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS014010 - Optimise sustainability of a process or work area
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge to optimise the sustainability performance of a complete work area in a plant or part of the manufacturing value chain. It includes ensuring that production systems comply with sustainability and environmental requirements and that optimal process, plant and equipment utilisation is planned and carried out. It also covers problem solving to fully meet sustainability needs and to ensure that production of finished goods meets customer requirements. The unit applies to products made, services offered, and use of sites by an organisation or manufacturing value chain member (supplier of goods or services or a customer). This unit applies inside organisations and their value chains and has been developed with manufacturing operations as a focus, especially work areas that process materials or components to manufacture products. This unit applies to senior operators, technicians, team leaders or frontline managers and other support staff who optimise process systems as part of their work function. The unit includes all items of equipment and unit operations which form part of the process of a complete area and assumes that the required production, technical, science or other operational skills and knowledge necessary to work in the process or work area have already been gained. No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Sustainable operations
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Analyse and evaluate current sustainability performance of process or work area
  • Identify sustainability goals of the enterprise as they relate to work area
       
Element: Compare actual with possible performance
       
Element: Identify abnormal or sub-optimal sustainability performance
       
Element: Identify hazards associated with process, plant and equipment relevant to work area
       
Element: Collect, read and evaluate records to determine possible causes for sub-optimal sustainability performance
       
Element: Rank possible causes from most to least probable cause
       
Element: Develop plan to optimise sustainable performance of process or work area
  • Analyse causes to determine action
       
Element: Predict the impact of a change in one unit or area on other value chain components
       
Element: Predict the impact of a change on sustainability performance
       
Element: Develop measurable objectives and evaluate alternatives
       
Element: Identify requirements to implement change
       
Element: Consult with stakeholders regarding planned changes and impacts
       
Element: Write optimisation plan taking account of hazards identified and sustainability implications and communicate to appropriate personnel
       
Element: Determine measures of effectiveness and how optimisation action will be evaluated
       
Element: Coordinate sustainability optimisation action plan
  • Coordinate all appropriate process steps and operations to rectify causes in process, plant and equipment performance
       
Element: Implement all required optimisation actions
       
Element: Evaluate optimisation actions
       
Element: Communicate optimisation outcomes to relevant personnel
       
Element: Implement procedures and systems to eliminate possible future causes
       
Element: Record information according to organisation requirements
       
Element: Develop continuous improvement strategies
  • Review sources of information to identify possible factors causing sub-optimal performance
       
Element: Identify options for removing or controlling the risk of sub-optimal performance
       
Element: Assess the adequacy of existing control and quality methods and systems
       
Element: Identify opportunities to continuously improve performance
       
Element: Develop recommendations for continual improvement of process, plant and equipment effectiveness
       
Element: Consult with appropriate personnel and implement continuous improvement strategies
       
Element: Document implementation of continuous improvement strategies
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify sustainability goals of the enterprise as they relate to work area 
 
 
 
 
 
Analyse causes to determine action 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coordinate all appropriate process steps and operations to rectify causes in process, plant and equipment performance 
 
 
 
 
 
Review sources of information to identify possible factors causing sub-optimal performance 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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