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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Check work requirements
   • Identify work requirements from work plan or request
   • Check product, materials and equipment meet requirements for job(s)
   • Recognise requirements which may not be in accordance with usual practice
   • Ask questions of appropriate person to confirm unusual practice
   • Ensure housekeeping is to requirements
   • Identify hazards associated with the job and take appropriate action
   • Perform other pre-operational checks in accordance with procedures
2. Start up item of equipment as required
   • Conduct pre-start checks
   • Start up item of equipment
3. Operate equipment to procedures
   • Check equipment is operating within required limits
   • Check product meets specifications and quality standards
   • Ensure product is consistently ready for next duty/ operation as appropriate
   • Maintain supply of material(s) as required
   • Complete logs and records as required
   • Collect and segregate scrap, trim and other materials as required
   • Keep equipment and work area clean
   • Pause equipment and perform emergency stop, as required
4. Respond to routine problems to procedures
   • Recognise known faults that occur during the operation
   • Identify and take action on causes of routine faults
   • Log problems as required
   • Identify non-routine process and quality problems and take appropriate action

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Application of knowledge of the materials equipment and process sufficient to recognise out of specification products process problems and materials faults Knowledge of the organisations procedures and relevant regulatory requirements along with the ability to implement them within appropriate time constraints and work standards Knowledge of and skills in the operation of the item of equipment and main components sufficient to consistently meet required specifications and standards including operation of equipment and components workflow sequences and materials demand reasons for checking process control panels and reporting readings which do not conform to the work instructions approved hazard control and safety procedures and the use of PPE in relation to handling materials and using equipment equipment operation and cleanup potential effects of variations in raw materials and equipment operation in relation to quality of product waste management and importance of reusing nonconforming products wherever possible correct selection and use of equipment materials processes and procedures monitor equipment operation and product quality identify factors which may affect product quality or production output and appropriate remedies distinguish between possible causes of routine faults such as incorrect quantity of materials contaminated materialsadditives equipment faultsdamage wrong raw materialsadditives machine failure Competence also includes the ability to plan own work including predicting consequences and identifying improvements identify when the operator is able to rectify faults when assistance is required and who is the appropriate source for assistance identify and describe own role and role of others involved directly in the process Language literacy and numeracy requirements This unit requires the ability to read and interpret typical product specifications job sheets procedures material labels and safety information as provided to operators Writing is required to the level of completing workplace forms Basic numeracy is required eg to determine that two kg bags are needed to make up a requirement for kg

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package
Overview of assessment	A holistic approach should be taken to the assessment Assessors must be satisfied that the person can consistently perform the unit as a whole as defined by the Elements Performance Criteria and skills and knowledge Assessment will occur on an industrial example of the equipment and will be undertaken in a worklike environment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	It is essential that competence is demonstrated in the knowledge and skills defined in this unit These may include the ability to operating the plant unit following approved procedures take appropriate action to resolve faults or report faults to appropriate personnel explain and implement relevant emergency procedures Consistent performance should be demonstrated For example look to see that production standards are met consistently upstream and downstream communication is timely and effective operating procedures and work instructions are read and interpreted correctly problems are identified and appropriate action is taken ie the problem is fixed or reported all safety procedures are followed
Assessment method and context	Competence in this unit may be assessed in an appropriate industrial item of equipment requiring demonstration of operation start and stop procedures in a situation allowing the generation of evidence of the ability to respond to problems by using a suitable simulation andor a range of case studiesscenarios through a combination of these techniques In all cases it is expected that practical assessment will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge and theoretical assessment will be combined with appropriate practicalsimulation or similar assessment Assessors need to be aware of any cultural issues that may affect responses to questions Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed
Specific resources for assessment	This section should be read in conjunction with the Range Statement for this unit of competency Resources required include suitable access to an operating plant or equipment that allows for appropriate and realistic simulation A bank of case studiesscenarios and questions will also be required to the extent that they form part of the assessment method Questioning may take place either in the workplace or in an adjacent quiet facility such as an office or lunchroom No other special resources are required Access must be provided to appropriate learning andor assessment support when required Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities

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Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.
Standards and codes	Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used.
Context	This competency applies to operators working either independently or as part of a work team.
Procedures	All operations are performed in accordance with procedures. Procedures mean all relevant workplace procedures, work instructions, temporary instructions and relevant industry and government codes and standards.
Tools and equipment	This competency includes use of equipment and tools, such as: process equipment and its major components hand tools used in the this process material loading equipment used for loading of raw materials relevant personal protective equipment
Hazards	Typical hazards include: spills dusts/vapours slips trips and falls temperature hazardous substances moving equipment manual handling hazards
Problems	'Respond to routine problems' means 'apply known solutions to a limited range of predictable problems'. Typical process and product problems may include: equipment malfunction variations in process conditions variations in materials or contamination of materials equipment, tool, die or mould damage routine product faults machine malfunction mould/tooling problems variations in materials and/or contamination of materials
Variables	Key variables to be monitored include: atmospheric conditions temperature (hot/cold) variations in equipment or product die/product tolerances system/operating pressure programming variables operator variability timing or product cycles
Product	Product includes anything produced by a process step and so includes intermediate products such as the product from one process step which then becomes the feed for another

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