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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 for finishing
   • Set up workbench and seating to achieve operator comfort and minimise fatigue
   • Prepare finishing materials
   • Lay out components in correct sequence
3. Finish work
   • Perform finishing operations according to customer specifications and workplace procedures
   • Check footwear against specifications to ensure correct sizing
   • Identify faults, report and return to appropriate section for repair according to quality standards
   • Complete production and other records
4. Check quality and despatch footwear
   • Check work meets quality specifications
   • Bundle pieces, stack and store or despatch
   • Record production faults and complete 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
Finishing operations include three or more of the following:	trimming loose threads checking spraying cleaning polishing hand or machine sewing buckles attaching accessories or trims inserting heel cushion pads flaring lining trimming attaching labels pairing up boxing despatching

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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 and maintaining work area, as required

attaching correct components to footwear

completing finishing operations according to workplace procedures for at least five (5) sets of footwear

ensuring finished footwear meets quality specifications

addressing faults appropriately

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

characteristics of typical materials used in footwear production and finishing

quality standards and practices

required finishing procedures

industry and product processes and equipment

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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