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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 assemble shoe by hand
   • Set up workstation and adjust tools, machines and equipment to suit construction process being used
   • Make adjustments to machines to accommodate specific product requirements, according to workplace procedures
   • Follow work ticket to collect and sort parts, including last, uppers, insoles, heels and soles
   • Prepare and position parts and components appropriate to construction process
   • Determine the sequencing of operations to meet job specifications and timeframes
3. Assemble the shoe
   • Position shoe components according to identified construction process
   • Attach and assemble shoe components in correct sequence
   • Slip shoe from last
   • Finish off uppers, heels, edges and soles using appropriate hand and machine operations and materials
4. Conduct final quality check and despatch work
   • Conduct final quality check to ensure work complies with job specifications and workplace quality standards
   • Make corrections to product as required to meet specifications
   • Despatch work to next stage and 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
Components include one or more of the following:	soles shanks filler blocks uppers heels linings

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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

checking work against ticket information and workplace practices

preparing workstation and work before commencing construction operations

planning, sequencing and coordinating operations involved in assembly of shoe components according to required construction process and timeframe

assembling at least five (5) pairs of shoes according to specifications

carrying out all operations using machines and processes required for the assembly of shoe components

making adjustments to machines to meet requirements and procedures

checking product against standards

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

footwear production processes and machines requiring operator dexterity in handling and positioning of work

materials used in assembling shoes, including adhesives, solvents and abrasives, and safety requirements of their use

materials, stitch types, needle types and thread qualities

sequence of operations in shoe assembly

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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