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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine production process requirements
   • Obtain production information for consideration
   • Confirm characteristics of the resources under production
   • Obtain recent and historical data from organisational records for input to production planning
   • Identify potential for improvements or innovations to inform production planning
   • Identify production processes required to achieve the targeted production and compare with those that currently exist
   • Use production planning information as input to other organisational planning processes
   • Establish appropriate biosecurity and Quality Assurance requirements
2. Determine monitoring requirements and systems
   • Establish targets for each production unit from the organisational management and strategic plans
   • Schedule production taking varying organisational factors into consideration
   • Establish and include environmental sustainability controls in the production plan
   • Establish monitoring points and performance indicators using target, environmental management and scheduling information
   • Develop and use risk management strategies when necessary
3. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of production processes
   • Ensure that performance indicators, targets and specifications are met and amendments to the process are made where necessary
   • Evaluate the effectiveness of the production processes at key points and make adjustments as necessary
   • Identify monitor and assess environmental impacts and workplace health and safety hazards throughout the production cycle
   • Modify the production process by shifting priorities and results when necessary
   • Analyse data, observations and documentation from the production process against the plan
4. Record and manage information
   • Prepare recommendations for future plans based on the analysis of production data
   • Prepare a report that documents the plan’s implementation
   • Create, maintain and keep records and documentation as described in the production plan, the work health and safety requirements, and machinery and equipment management programs
   • Ensure that required information is available, accessible, meaningful and useful

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

interpret gathered information on production processes

interpret, analyse and extract information from a range sources such as professional literature, contracts, discussions and workshops

identify, build and use network and support groups

observe, identify and react appropriately to environmental implications and work health and safety hazards

assess and adopt profitable innovations

set yield targets and objectives and estimate timelines

contribute to preparing enterprise budgets and financials

implement enterprise work health and safety policies

implement enterprise biosecurity policies

implement enterprise sustainability policies.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

environmental controls and codes of practice available to the organisation

sustainable management practices

sustainable land use principles and practices applicable in the region

planning processes

biosecurity and Quality Assurance requirements

relevant legislation and regulations relating to production.

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