Elements and Performance Criteria
- Evaluate production for efficiency purposes
- Machine operations, staff and production process organisation are evaluated on an ongoing basis to make production efficiency gains
- Production schedule is analysed according to production output, inventory, procurements, time constraints, supply capacities and requirements
- Quality standards and safe work practices are examined to ensure compliance
- Changeover/make ready processes are reviewed for production efficiency gains
- Recommendations covering the above areas are developed and documented
- Optimise production efficiency
- Compliance to specified requirements is checked to ensure efficiency is maintained
- Non-compliance is identified and investigated to determine causes
- Production standards or machines are set and/or changed according to enterprise procedures
- Changeover/ make ready times and processes are monitored to ensure times are maintained or improved
- Production schedule is monitored and adjusted according to production output, inventory, procurements, time constraints and supply capacities and requirements to ensure efficiency is maintained
- Troubleshoot production efficiency problems
- Troubleshoot material and machining problems
- Evaluation of material or product structure is conducted to identify options for production and required tuning and adjustments are completed
- Idiosyncrasies of machines are reviewed and adjustments or tuning undertaken to compensate or to exploit the idiosyncrasy within the manufacturer's specifications
- Options are assessed to determine most effective/efficient method of production, ensuring highest quality and yield from materials and ease of production
- Options and recommendations are documented for future reference according to enterprise procedures
- Document changes and remedies