Elements and Performance Criteria
- Evaluate machinery and equipment
- Review and match operations of available machinery and equipment to production processes
- Calculate operation and servicing costs of machinery and equipment to justify total purchasing price
- Estimate productivity returns from machinery and equipment to identify benefit to production processes
- Monitor machinery and equipment replacement cycles to identify improvement options and maximise life cycles of components
- Acquire machinery and equipment through appropriate procurement options
- Coordinate maintenance
- Identify and schedule maintenance and service cycles to ensure servicing is according to manufacturer's specifications and production processes
- Cost and arrange storing and housing of machinery and equipment
- Document and record operational and service history
- Identify and risk assess work health and safety hazards in the workplace and review and record risk controls
- Provide, use, maintain and store suitable personal protective equipment according to work health and safety requirements
- Develop and monitor repair and maintenance routines according to manufacturer's specifications and work health and safety requirements
- Monitor operation
- Make available, maintain and dispose of consumables and operational support materials according to enterprise requirements
- Monitor environmental implications and workplace safety practices according to enterprise requirements
- Ensure operational procedures are clear, documented and followed according to manufacturer's specifications
- Provide operators with competent instruction and appropriate supervision according to work health and safety requirements