Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan assembly operations
- Interpret production orders and construction plans to plan assembly of products.
- Identify requirements for pre-cut timber components, hardware componentry and jigs; check availability and monitor supply.
- Plan and document product assembly schedules and communicate to operators in line with organisational procedures.
- Explain construction plans and assembly techniques to operators.
- Coordinate product assembly
- Assist operators to evaluate and resolve component and assembly problems.
- Monitor equipment operation and assembly processes and assess effectiveness and ability to maintain schedule.
- Modify assembly process and schedules to ensure optimum performance and communicate changes to operators.
- Check completed products and direct to designated area for storage or despatch and transportation.
- Direct processes for rejecting and disposing of sub-standard assembled products in line with environmental protection practices
- Obtain production output details from operators and complete and maintain operating logs and assembly records in line with organisational procedures.
- Investigate and record major processing problems and equipment faults and resolve or report to appropriate personnel.
- Evaluate assembly performance
- Monitor assembly operations and output to determine process improvements.
- Analyse systematic problems with construction plans, componentry and equipment for potential to improve assembly operations.
- Document recommended process improvements and communicate to appropriate personnel in line with organisational procedures.