Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for profiling
- Set up profiling equipment
- Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.
- Follow lock-out procedures, select and attach machine guides and install cutting blades.
- Set depth of cut or profile in line with required shape and to minimise waste.
- Stack material in close proximity to maximise ease of machine feeding.
- Test equipment set up for correct profile alignment through trial run and adjust as required.
- Cut material to profile
- Feed material into machine at feed rate prescribed by organisational requirements.
- Follow, maintain and adjust cutting sequence to produce required quantity and maximise feed rate.
- Check profiling process regularly and adjust to maintain desired depth and profile.
- Dispose of incorrect cuts, off cuts and defective material in line with environmental protection practices.
- Stack material safely in designated location in line with work order.
- Complete operator maintenance
- Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.
- Check cutting blades for bluntness or damage.
- Remove and replace cutting blades in line with manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Keep machine area clear of dust and debris in line with organisational safety procedures.
- Record and report production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.