Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm specialised job specifications
- Plan and carry out specialised set up
- Conduct specialised set up of fixtures onto machine bed or conveyor
- Select and prepare inks and additives
- Inks and additives are evaluated according to job specifications
- Inks and additives are selected according to job specifications
- Inks and additives are prepared according to OHS requirements and manufacturer's/supplier's instructions with suitable precautions to minimise waste
- Correct colour and weight/volume of ink are mixed and prepared according to the requirements of the printing process and job specifications
- Formulation of the ink, colour match and the approved colour are appropriately recorded
- Inks and additives are appropriately labelled, handled and stored according to manufacturer's/supplier's instructions to prevent damage and hazards to personnel and prolong shelf life
- Set up machine for specialised pad printing
- Plate holders are set up and adjusted for register according to job specifications
- Appropriate plates and plate holders are selected and plates are secured into plate holders
- Tampons are set up, evaluated and adjusted according to job specifications
- Spatula and doctor blade are set up, evaluated and adjusted according to the requirements of the pad printing process and job specifications OR
- Ink cups are set up, evaluated and adjusted according to job specifications
- Set up pre- and post-treatment processes
- Conduct specialised proof run
- Material to be used for proof is organised correctly
- Machine is operated according to manufacturer's specifications and enterprise procedures to produce a specified proof
- Proof is visually inspected and/or tested or laboratory testing is organised according to enterprise procedures
- Production does not commence without client approval or authority where appropriate
- Results are interpreted and evaluated with adjustments carried out according to product and machine specifications
- Troubleshoot machinery and material problems
- Corrective or preventive action is recommended and implemented where appropriate
- Changes are communicated to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner
- Changes are monitored to confirm improvement to production efficiency
- Ongoing problems are reported according to enterprise procedures