Ability to: flowchart the movement of products and resources along the chain or process line to identify strengths and weaknesses apply in-depth product knowledge in determining the processing requirements for species or products according to customer and enterprise requirements, including methods, technology, quality, speed of production analyse the organisational environment to assess capacity for, and impact of changes to, systems and operations establish goals and performance criteria for operation of the production system determine criteria for evaluating alternative production systems and system components including reference to product specifications, yield and quality, technical requirements and cost develop data collection and recording systems linked to systems performance criteria analyse performance information and prepare reports for stakeholders apply relevant communication and mathematicalskills develop a communication strategy for involving the workforce, negotiating changes and reporting progress assess alternative configurations of technology, labour, processes, organisation and layouts for process flow effectiveness compare capability of existing production system with market potential and capability of alternative systems estimate the impacts of enterprise forecasts and changes in the industry, including technology and in the market on enterprise resource requirements, operation and sales evaluate the consequences and change implications of adopting new, reconfigured or redesigned systems on overall operation of the plant, including the impact on personnel identify and apply relevant Occupational Health and Safety OH&S, workplace and regulatory requirements identify and resolve industrial relations issues related to changes in systems prepare action plans for the implementation of new systems including commissioning of the new system, timelines, resources and training and change facilitation strategies to assist personnel implement new, reconfigured or redesigned systems prepare and justify budgets for the introduction of new systems or components including calculating the costs of retaining the current system and the costs of setting up and operating new, reconfigured or redesigned systems, including initial costs, ongoing costs and payback periods prepare and present recommendations in formats, language and styles appropriate for the audience present reports according to legal and enterprise requirements quantify and cost the resources required for optimum operation of existing systems, including utilities and energy, personnel, equipment and stock research and analyse market intelligence, trends and forecasts to identify possibilities for the enterprise research and evaluate available systems (e.g. technology and equipment, processing methods and techniques and work design) appropriate for enterprise product research and evaluate sources of support including government and private, financial and other support review existing procedures and controls or develop new ones to facilitate systems operations according to enterprise and regulatory requirements including integration with enterprise quality and food safety systems seek external advice where appropriate (e.g. from technology and equipment manufacturers, architects, engineers and tradespeople) use a range of quality and evaluative tools to analyse the capability of enterprise systems to meet future projections use available communication and information technology to complete forecasts, analyses and modelling, where required |