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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 sew upper
   • Check work bundle, assess quality of component parts and lay out work pieces in correct sequence
   • Set up workbench and seating to achieve operator comfort and minimise fatigue
   • Clean and check machine, and adjust machine settings according to manufacturer instructions and specifications for work
   • Select threads according to specifications, check needle types and attachments, and change parts and worn needles as necessary
   • Set stitch length, set up tension and test against specifications
   • Test machine for correct operation
3. Perform machine sewing
   • Select pieces according to size, colour and style
   • Accurately position materials and sew uppers to achieve required specifications
   • Machine seams to achieve specific results and trim threads
   • Regularly check performance of machine for signs of faulty performance and take follow-up action to address faulty machine performance
4. Conduct final quality check and despatch work
   • Check final product to ensure workplace quality requirements are met
   • Address production faults according to workplace procedures
   • Bundle uppers, stack and store or despatch
   • Record production faults as required
   • Complete work records

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
Operations include:	lining stitching back seaming binding bar tacking

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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 ticket information, quality requirements and workplace procedures

handling, receiving and assembling uppers

applying machining techniques on at least five (5) upper pairs

operating at least one (1) type of machine where the positioning of the work is controlled by machine guide or work marker

monitoring machine performance

taking appropriate action to address faults

packing, storing and despatching work according to workplace procedures

applying work health and safety (WHS) practices in work operations

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

machining techniques where the positioning of the work may be controlled by machine guides or work markers or where there is uncomplicated feeding of material

machine operating procedures

characteristics of typical leathers, fabrics, threads and other materials used in assembly and machining of uppers

signs of faulty performance and appropriate actions to redress faults

quality standards and practices

handling, storage and despatch practices

WHS and environmental aspects of relevant upper assembly and machining processes

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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