Elements and Performance Criteria
- Define work roles for shed staff
- Roles and responsibilities of shed staff are clearly defined.
- Skills of shed staff are accurately identified and matched with available tasks and duties.
- Requirements of job duties and Code of Practice are clearly identified and communicated to shed staff.
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policy and procedures are effectively communicated and implemented.
- Induct shed staff
- OHS hazards are identified, risks assessed and suitable controls are implemented.
- The details of shearing, including flock and mob details, are communicated to staff
- New staff are briefed on relevant awards, enterprise agreements, pay rates and related administration.
- New staff are advised of terms and conditions and signed on.
- New staff are familiarised with the workplace and colleagues.
- Enterprise environmental policy and procedures are effectively communicated and implemented.
- Perform shed hand duties
- Board persons' duties are performed including picking up and throwing fleece, sweeping board and preparing non fleece wools.
- Wool handlers' duties are performed including skirting and rolling a fleece, preparing non fleece wools and keeping wool area clean.
- Pen up duties are performed including keeping mobs separate and monitoring and filling catching pens.
- Wool pressers' activities are performed including keeping wool press area clean, pressing, branding, weighing and recording bale details in the wool book.
- Support on-the-job training
- Individuals are encouraged to self-evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Training needs are determined through appraisal of staff and the monitoring of work performance.
- Practical skills are analysed and then explained and/or demonstrated as required.
- Workplace learning opportunities are provided, with coaching and mentoring to support learning.
- Staff responsibilities are adjusted to allow for practice and skills development where required.
- Performance manage shed staff
- Performance standards for clip preparation are established and communicated to individuals and the team.
- Skirting requirements are explained, accurate and efficient technique demonstrated and skirtings ratio is monitored.
- Requirements for separating specific parts of the fleece are clearly described to wool handlers and justified by Code of Practice or processor requirements.
- Motivation strategies are used for shed staff to maintain a consistent focus on clip preparation standards and timing of operations.
- Maintain effective working relations with the team
- Problems are recognised and addressed through discussion with work group.
- Assistance is sought from work group members when difficulties arise in achieving allocated tasks.
- Discussion and information sharing is routinely used to communicate requirements of work activities through a participative approach.
- Disagreements and conflicts are managed constructively using appropriate conflict management strategies.
- Provide feedback to shed staff
- Feedback is clear, constructive and provided promptly to individuals to maintain high quality clip preparation.
- Confirmatory feedback is provided to emphasise good performance and technique and its importance for clip quality.
- Corrective feedback is provided in a constructive way, including an explanation of the effects of poor performance or incorrect technique and strategies for improvement.
- Under performance is addressed both on an individual and team basis.
- Clip data is used to share feedback on clips prepared with team members.