Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to operate finishing equipment, inspect products and fold and prepare finished products for despatch.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within defined procedures under direct supervision.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Operate finishing equipment | 2.1 | Perform laundry operating procedures and monitor operations |
2.2 | interpret production schedules and work load priorities | ||
2.3 | Classify product and sort according to finishing and rework requirements | ||
2.4 | Prepare products for finishing in accordance with product requirements | ||
2.5 | Feed product into finishing equipment manually or by using proper aids | ||
2.6 | Monitor machines and adjust in accordance with specified workplace procedures and consistent with operators' skill level | ||
2.7 | Identify and report operating faults | ||
3 | Inspect products | 3.1 | Identify products that do not meet quality standards and reject or return for rework |
3.2 | Identify damaged or torn products for repair or return | ||
3.3 | Rewash, repair or deposit condemned product in appropriate container | ||
3.4 | Complete records | ||
4 | Prepare finished products for despatch | 4.1 | Check storage equipment |
4.2 | Fold and pack product to meet workplace requirements | ||
4.3 | Classify products and store products for distribution in allocated area | ||
4.4 | Maintain finished product records | ||
Evidence of Performance
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 and other reference material
applying relevant standards
interpreting production schedules and work load priorities
classifying and sorting product
applying workplace and laundry operating procedures
operating at least 2 types of finishing equipment relevant to work role on at least two (2) occasions
inspecting product to meet quality requirements
finishing and folding product
maintaining accurate records.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
relevant Australian standards
machine operation, program selection and monitoring procedures
level of operator responsibility for equipment maintenance and monitoring
work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects related to workplace and machine and equipment operation and manual handling, including consumable or hazardous materials
workplace procedures
laundry operating procedures
practices for recording and reporting.
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must:
satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
have vocational competency in finishing products for despatch, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.
Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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 |
Finishing equipment includes one or more of the following: | roller or chest ironer towel folder or team folder tunnel finishers or steam tunnel stacker or feeder trouser topper trouser legger dolly puffer dry press hand iron hot head press coat press feeding equipment single or multi roller iron |
Laundry operating procedures include the following: | manual handling techniques machine operation procedure for coding and rewash reporting procedures for faults and safety checks classification of products (code, number, tying, wrapping and customer) machines manual over-riding technology application identification of faults manual handling for loading and unloading machines safe use of machines quality control requirements |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Laundry operations