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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Resource proposals may include: | job redesign staffing levels or staff required (e.g. increase number on the chain to reduce the need for costly casuals, or additional sales assistant for busy periods) new equipment or systems (e.g. downward hide puller, new display cabinet in retail premises or new smokehouse) new procedures training. Proposals may be presented orally or in written formats (hard copy and electronic) and include the use of multimedia aids. |
Resources may include: | equipment (e.g. maintenance, purchase, type, quantity and function) finance (e.g. capital and cash flow) personnel (e.g. staffing levels, shifts and allocation to work areas) premises stock/inventory and other assets. |
Cost or benefit analyses may be: | conducted manually or using appropriate computer software programs. |
Targets, goals and performance measures may be: | short, medium and long term and relate to operations, finances, human resources, marketing, customer service, orders and sales, resources and stock levels, productivity and profitability. |
Presentations to relevant personnel may include: | colleagues finance departments financial institutions investors, owners or shareholders senior management work team and department personnel. |
Mathematical skills may include: | activity based costing and accounting calculation of interest, payback periods, discounting, inflation rates, rates of return, percentages, ratios, net present value etc costing and pricing. |
Financial information may include: | current and historic records of sales, budgets, cash flows, investments, labour and materials costs, rates of return, energy costs etc. |
Financial proposals may: | integrate complex operational, mathematical, financial and technical information, ideas and concepts and include graphs, diagrams, tables, spreadsheets, flow charts, statistical analysis. |
Stakeholders may include: | company owners, directors, shareholders, financiers management and employees suppliers, customers, consumers unions and employer associations. |
OH&S requirements may include: | enterprise OH&S policies, procedures and programs OH&S legal requirements Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may include: coats and aprons ear plugs or muffs eye and facial protection head-wear lifting assistance mesh aprons protective boot covers protective hand and arm covering protective head and hair covering uniforms waterproof clothing work, safety or waterproof footwear requirements set out in standards and codes of practice. |
Regulatory requirements may include: | animal welfare commercial law including fair trading, trade practices consumer law corporate law, including registration, licensing, financial reporting environmental and waste management equal opportunity, anti-discrimination and sexual harassment Export Control Act industrial awards, agreements relevant regulations state and territory regulations regarding meat processing taxation. |
Workplace requirements may include: | enterprise ethical standards, values and obligations enterprise-specific procedures, policies and plans OH&S requirements Quality Assurance (QA) requirements Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) the ability to perform the task to production requirements work instructions. |
Communication may: | be spoken, written, non-verbal and include the use of signs, signals, symbols and pictures be with colleagues, team members, superiors, customers, clients, external parties from a range of cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds involve interpreting the needs of internal or external customers involve presentation of explanations and reports in language styles suitable for the audience and include everyday workplace language, technical and mathematical language require the use of negotiation, persuasion and assertiveness skills. |
Sources of information may include: | benchmark partners company records competitors industry and technical associations manufacturers and suppliers information professional and technical publications. |