This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to oversee compliance of the maintenance quality system, using performance indicators, within a team environment.

Quality control is a process through which an organisation seeks to ensure that significant variations in quality are kept to a minimum. Quality control in power generation facilities will focus on a set of procedures intended to ensure that personnel, plant and equipment operate efficiently.

Competency in this unit requires the ability to formulate team aspects of the quality system andfacilitate team quality systems. Individuals will, in general, work as an operator, in a power generation facility.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Note: Workplace practice

The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence or training permit to practice in the workplace where work is carried out on gas and electrical installations. Additional conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Formulate team aspects of the quality system

1.1

Quality assurance requirements for team are identified or modified from an analysis of workplace needs, in accordance with workplace procedures

1.2

Team performance indicators, are referred to appropriate personnel for approval in accordance with workplace procedures

1.3

Quality system documentation is obtained, and modified, in accordance with workplace procedures and quality assurance standards

2

Facilitate team quality systems

2.1

Team discussion on quality system is undertaken, in accordance with workplace procedures

2.2

Quality system is monitored, in accordance with workplace procedures and quality assurance standards

2.3

Failure to satisfy Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is recorded and investigated, in accordance with workplace procedures and quality assurance standards

2.4

Quality system is reviewed with the team to ensure currency and relevance, in accordance with workplace procedures and quality assurance standards

2.5

Quality system records for the team are maintained, in accordance with workplace procedures and quality assurance standards

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Electricity generation

Operations