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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.

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, and include one or more of the following:

emergency procedures

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant

Opportunities for improvement

Opportunities for improvement include one or more of the following:

an unintended occurrence or outcome

product faults and faulty products

excessive variation

trends

waste (muda)

improving process capability

improving process efficiency

improving health safety and environment (HSE) outcomes

reducing cost/lifecycle cost

Quality tools and techniques

Quality tools and techniques include one or more of the following:

controls charts (statistical process control)

cause-effect diagrams

check sheets

histograms/Pareto charts

scatter diagrams

stratification

flow charts


Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and demonstrate the ability to:

identify relationship of own role to the needs of internal and external customers and suppliers

identify variations and non-conformances

follow procedures for reporting and managing variations and non-conformances

communicate and work with others to:

analyse areas of variations and non-conformances to identify causes and develop strategies for improvements

implement changes to systems and procedures

evaluate whether changes have achieved improvements

interpret quality data and graphs.