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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 cut printed materials by machine
   • Prepare workstation and work before commencing operations
   • Assess materials against job specifications
   • Check various types and finishes of materials according to work ticket
   • Sort materials according to colour and shade and other specifications
3. Carry out minor maintenance safely
   • Start up and shut down machines according to safety regulations
   • Regularly clean cutting board, turn and maintain
   • Regularly check striker plate for distortion and damage and report irregularities
4. Cut linings and components from materials by press or hand
   • Select knives according to job specifications and size requirements and use according to WHS practices
   • Adjust pressures on press to knife sizes and shapes
   • Follow work ticket specifications according to pairs and pieces
   • Cut parts to workplace quality standards in relation to material flaws
   • Select individual pairs, colour and grain match to workplace quality standards
   • Cut pairs to achieve best yield according to appropriate allowance
   • Identify distortions and defects on press cutting knives, dies and cutting boards, and take appropriate action
5. Check finished product
   • Check finished product against workplace quality standards
   • Address faults
   • Maintain required records of work

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 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
Machines include one or more of the following:	swing beam press full beam press travelling head press automated press
Knives include one or more of the following:	clicking knives cutting knives interlocking knives

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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

preparing workstation and work before commencing operations

checking work against specifications and workplace procedures

sorting material according to colour, shade and other specifications

operating required cutting machines and using cutting boards on at least five (5) occasions to cut matching pairs on a range of printed materials

taking appropriate action to identify distortions and defects on press cutting knives, dies and cutting boards

obtaining maximum yield of matching pairs and achieving quality standards of the workplace

undertaking general maintenance of machines

maintaining accurate records.

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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

range of materials and their directional strength and stretch

relevant machines and principles in use of cutting boards

appropriate uses of cutting knives

flaws of leather, including veins, growth marks, ticks and scars

machine routine maintenance requirements

quality standards and practices

safety and environmental aspects of relevant product assembly processes

workplace procedures.

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