Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to skive leather pieces by machine, including the use of skiving operations and the determination of the required skiving process.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within industry codes, standards and 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 | Prepare work pieces | 2.1 | Receive and check work bundle and assess any follow-up action |
2.2 | Assess quality of received component parts | ||
2.3 | Lay out work pieces in the correct sequence in accordance with specifications | ||
3 | Set up machine | 3.1 | Position self to achieve operator comfort and to minimise fatigue |
3.2 | Clean and check machine in accordance with SOPs | ||
3.3 | Select appropriate skiving technique to reflect work specifications | ||
3.4 | Follow skive knife sharpening procedures to manufacturer specifications and in accordance with SOPs | ||
3.5 | Set up, start up and shut down skiving machine and associated equipment, and carry out basic maintenance following SOPs and safety requirements | ||
4 | Perform machine operation | 4.1 | Position pieces on machine, as appropriate |
4.2 | Operate skiving machine following SOPs and safety requirements | ||
4.3 | Check finished product against specifications | ||
4.4 | Check the performance of the machine regularly for signs of faulty operations and take appropriate action | ||
5 | Despatch completed work | 5.1 | Bundle, stack, store or despatch pieces in accordance with workplace requirements |
5.2 | Record production faults, as required | ||
5.3 | Complete 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, industry codes and standards
interpreting work specifications and patterns
operate skiving machine on at least two (2) occasions, following SOPs and safety requirements
using appropriate skiving techniques to reflect work specifications
checking the performance of the machine regularly for signs of faulty operations and taking appropriate action
using a range of leathers, including quality leather
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
procedures for operating skiving machines
characteristics of typical leathers, fabrics, threads, and other materials used in leather goods production
quality standards and leather handling procedures
material flaws of leather, including veins, growth marks, ticks and scars
work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects of relevant production and assembly processes
relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements
recording and reporting procedures.
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 skiving leather pieces, 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, industry codes and standards, 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 |
WHS practices | WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and include one or more of the following: manual handling techniques PPE safe materials handling ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Leather production