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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan painting operations
   • Review and interpret work orders to determine production requirements.
   • Develop painting schedules and communicate to operators in line with organisational procedures.
   • Plan and schedule equipment settings and operations.
   • Plan and prescribe control measures to minimise waste of paint and additives.
   • Identify, monitor and assess variations in paint mixtures.
2. Coordinate painting operations
   • Direct operators to load and unload painting equipment.
   • Coordinate paint application and curing processes and monitor for quality finish and completion rates.
   • Check paint line performance and interpret data to ensure accuracy and intended coverage.
   • Modify schedules to ensure optimum and cost effective production outcomes and communicate changes to operators.
   • Coordinate the disposal of excess paint in line with environmental protection practices.
   • Direct correct processes for cleaning painting equipment to ensure compliance with organisational safety procedures and environmental protection practices.
   • Investigate, record and report major processing and equipment faults and resolve or report to appropriate personnel
3. Evaluate and modify painting processes.
   • Monitor and evaluate painting operations and output to determine process improvements.
   • Analyse systematic problems with plant, equipment, paints and panels for potential to improve painting processes.
   • Document recommended process improvements, communicate to appropriate personnel and seek approval.
   • Trial new processes, document outcomes and introduce appropriate system changes.

Range Statement

Not Applicable

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

plan and coordinate panel painting operations for production jobs in line with different work orders for each job

determine, document and communicate painting schedules for each of the above jobs

monitor, assess and modify schedules in response to changing circumstances within each of the above production jobs

complete a detailed report about systematic issues arising across the jobs covering problems with processes, plant, equipment, paints and panels including recommendations for process improvements.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

environmental protection practices for painting panels:

reducing water and energy use

cleaning plant, tools and equipment

disposing of hazardous substances

operational capacity of and cleaning requirements for painting production lines:

roller coating lines

spray booths

curtain coating lines

stages in the painting production line process

methods of determining painting schedules to maximise:

equipment and labour use

volume return from paint

efficient handling of panels to be painted

control measures to minimise waste of paint and additives

methods used to:

assess painting processes for quality of outcomes

diagnose and analyse systematic problems with plant, equipment, paints and panels

format, content and use of:

painting schedules

process improvement reports

organisational procedures specific to planning and coordinating panel painting operations:

communication reporting lines for paint operator team members and self

documenting painting schedules and reports

recording and reporting systematic equipment faults.

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