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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. Perform general production-related duties and tasks
   • Clarify required duties and tasks with a supervisor or team member
   • Organise required equipment and tools, and check to confirm good working condition
   • Ask questions to confirm procedures and ensure own knowledge and skill is adequate to perform tasks
   • Perform tasks to meet requirements and comply with record keeping and workplace procedures
3. Perform general cleaning duties
   • Clarify cleaning duties to establish requirements
   • Determine, prepare and use appropriate cleaning equipment for specific tasks
   • Implement procedures for handling, storage and disposal of cleaning liquids according to manufacturer specifications
   • Assess cleaning against housekeeping requirements and complete required documentation
4. Assist in transfer or removal of materials or products
   • Confirm work requests, organise tasks and record according to specified procedures
   • Provide assistance in transfer or removal of materials or products
   • Use appropriate methods and manual handling techniques
   • Handle materials and products to facilitate environmental protection, safe waste disposal, pollution control and recycling
   • Complete required documentation

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 Safe handling and disposal of chemicals as per site policies and MSDS
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Equipment and tools include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:	cleaning equipment chemicals and detergents use of hand tools pallet truck hand trolleys weighing equipment

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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 and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

applying relevant standards

safely using and disposing of chemical used in production

interpreting and applying established workplace procedures

preparing and organising required tools and equipment

performing tasks to meet requirements and comply with record keeping and workplace procedures

using correct manual handling techniques to provide assistance in transfer or removal of materials or products

documenting and transferring information

clarifying and checking task-related information

carrying out work according to work health and safety (WHS) practices and facilitating environmental protection, safe waste disposal, pollution control and recycling.

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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

procedures and requirements for cleaning and housekeeping

use of relevant products and materials

maintenance planning and workplace practices

manual handling techniques

manual tools and equipment

procedures for handling, storage and disposal of cleaning chemicals

quality standards and practices

WHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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