Elements and Performance Criteria
- Set up profile cutting
- All details required for the job are checked and confirmed against job specifications
- Correct materials are checked and available for the job
- Adhesives are appropriate for the substrate, application process and machine
- Work area is made safe and ready for production according to safety requirements
- Profile cutting unit including profile knives, and where appropriate, fly knives, is set up according to job specifications
- Blades are checked for sharpness and fitted as necessary, with units calibrated according to job specifications
- Settings are checked against job specifications before production is commenced
- Machine is stepped to ensure profile is in the correct position and paper tension is accurate
- Envelope shape and size conforms to job specifications and cuts are clean and meet quality requirements
- Confirm quality
- Sample from the machine is selected and checked to ensure it conforms to quality standards
- Adjustments are made when standards are not met
- Samples are continuously monitored for defects, and defects are removed
- Efficiency, quality and output rate of production run are monitored for problems, and any deficiencies resolved
- Wastage is monitored, kept to a minimum and correctly disposed of according to enterprise quality standards
- Locations of all emergency shutdown buttons and triggers are known