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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Prepare to contribute to process improvements
   • Identify key elements of production requirements
   • Review production processes and workplace procedures
   • Identify methods of monitoring production outcomes
   • Assess garment production outcomes against production goals
3. Identify improvement opportunities
   • Identify opportunities for improvement
   • Make suggestions for improvement
   • Test improvement with appropriate personnel
   • Provide reports, records and recommendations for improvement
   • Identify implications of improving aspects of production process
4. Implement improvement
   • Identify desired result of improvement and establish method of measuring outcome
   • Identify methods of addressing any possible negative implications and implement
   • Consult with relevant personnel to communicate improvement
   • Implement improvement and monitor outcome to review if it is effective in achieving desired result
   • Make adjustments to improvement 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.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions PPE oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Garment production processes include one or more of the following:	receiving and processing of fibres or fabric identification of fibre and fabric quality lay-up and cutting of fabric making marker pressing specialist machine use, such as binding, moulding and embroidery pattern design, modification and development sewing, and machine processes repairs and alterations blocking and shaping trimming and finishing testing and inspecting despatch, storage and packing finishing processes WHS housekeeping waste minimisation and disposal
Value chain includes:	the entire chain of production from raw materials to distribution of final product
Suppliers include one or more of the following:	suppliers of fibres, fabrics, trims, buttons, zips, thread and components used in garment production personnel, specialist support and contractors despatch, warehousing and transport operators publicity and promotional suppliers machinery and equipment suppliers, and repair contractors
Production waste includes one or more of the following:	unusable materials and off-cuts delays movement and transport poor process design inventory inefficient performance of a process making defective items
Tests include one or more of the following:	trial verify pilot measure against research
Appropriate personnel include one or more of the following:	managers supervisors colleagues specialist staff
Opportunities for improvements include one or more of the following:	production practice documentation supply despatch operator practices safety quality housekeeping

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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 include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

applying relevant standards

reviewing production processes for garments

identifying methods of monitoring production outcomes

assessing garment production outcomes against production goals

identifying and assessing improvement opportunities for at least two (2) elements of the production process

testing improvements with appropriate personnel and identifying implications of improving aspects of production process

providing reports, records and recommendations for improvement

evaluating implications of improvement

communicating process improvement options

implementing improvement and monitoring outcome to review if it is effective in achieving desired result

making adjustments to improvements as required.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

the range of garment production processes

key elements of garment production process:

key customers and their needs and expectations

garment production processes and how they contribute to the value chain

key suppliers their role in the value chain

enterprise quality standards for critical points of production process

enterprise production requirements

garment production tools, materials and equipment

production requirements:

timing requirements

quantity

quality

specific order requirements

procedural requirements

work health and safety (WHS) practices

personnel

resource use

quality standards applying to garment handling procedures, construction processes and finished product

improvement relevant to any part of the production process, including production practices, documentation, supply, despatch, operator practices, safety, quality and housekeeping

impact of incorrect production techniques on garment construction

workplace communication procedures

sequence of operations in the production process

production suppliers and value chain concepts

quality standards and practices relevant to garment production

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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