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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 work pieces
   • Receive work bundle, check against ticket information and assess any follow-up action
   • Assess quality of received component parts
   • Lay out work pieces in correct sequence
3. Prepare workstation
   • Set up workstation according to work requirements and to achieve operator comfort and minimise fatigue
   • Clean and check tools and carry out minor maintenance to ensure they are ready for operations
   • Maintain records
4. Carry out table-based activities
   • Perform table-based operations, appropriate to production task, to quality specifications
   • Use tools according to WHS practices to achieve specifications
   • Use appropriate materials according to workplace procedures to achieve specifications
   • Maintain 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
Table-based operations include one or more of the following:	preparation for cutting preparation of uppers preparation for assembly/making of shoes making of components making/fitting trims inspection of incoming materials

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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 and safe work practices

applying relevant standards

checking work against ticket information and workplace standards

preparing workstation and work before commencing operations

applying techniques for at least five (5) table-based operations, according to workplace requirements

using processes and hand tools associated with table-based operations

carrying out minor tool maintenance

applying work health and safety (WHS) practices in work operations, with particular reference to adhesives and use of tools

applying workplace procedures

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 materials used in product construction

processes used to prepare or construct components and pieces

operating procedures for table-based production machines

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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