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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
2. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
3. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
4. Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings/sketches, job sheets or work instructions
5. Locate and arrange correct mouldings and/or castings/forgings for efficient processing
6. Observe safety requirements
   • Handle castings/forgings using manual or mechanical handling methods appropriate to the task
7. Store and position castings/forgings in a safe manner
8. Identify excess material for removal
   • Remove casting from mould and/or sand media from casting as required
9. Check visually castings/forgings as suitable for further processing, and identify excess metal according to procedures
10. Select correct tools and equipment
    • Select cleaning method appropriate to casting and job requirements
11. Set and use rumbling/shot blast/sand blast equipment to specification and in accordance with SOPs, as required
12. Select and use appropriate hand tools for the given task
13. Select and use appropriate power tools and accessories for the given task
14. Remove excess material
    • Remove excess metal (e.g. runners, risers and flashing) using methods and equipment appropriate to the task
15. Identify excess metal suitable for recycling according to SOPs
16. Identify and isolate excess metallic materials according to SOPs
17. Quality assess castings/forgings
    • Check visually castings/forgings for conformance with specifications
18. Reject or set aside and identify for further consideration or remedial action non-conforming castings/forgings
19. Report/record faults according to SOPs, as required

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Hand tools include one (1) or more of the following:	files chisels hammers other dedicated tools for fettling and trimming
Power tools include one (1) or more of the following:	saws croppers grinding disks/belts (including grades) swing grinders pedestal grinders

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