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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 and plan work
   • Confirm production operations, materials, products and work requirements with relevant personnel
   • Identify assigned tasks and work outcomes
   • Prepare relevant machines and equipment
   • Develop personal work plan and confirm with relevant personnel
3. Organise work operations
   • Plan, organise and coordinate production operations
   • Handle, receive and assemble materials and products
   • Use machines and equipment and resources to carry out assigned tasks
   • Monitor and assess work according to planned steps and quality criteria
   • Seek learning opportunities and advice from other personnel to extend ability to meet work targets
4. Check and record work outcomes
   • Check work regularly against specifications
   • Identify problems or difficulty with tasks, production operations, deadlines or quality standards
   • Investigate, report and rectify problems
   • Establish a record keeping system and maintain records according to workplace procedures

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
Work plan includes, but is not limited to, the following:	completing assigned tasks identifying steps required to complete work identifying required resources confirming quality requirements documenting critical deadlines establishing outcome objectives documenting sequence of operations

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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

developing and following an approved work plan

implementing production processes and operating machines and equipment

handling, receiving, and assembling materials and products

coordinating, monitoring and assessing work according to planned steps and quality criteria

establishing and applying required quality procedures and required work steps

identifying and dealing with problems arising in own work

seeking advice and support, as required

maintaining accurate records

applying workplace procedures.

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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

production processes, machines and equipment

operating procedures for production machines

components of work plans

characteristics of typical materials and products used in production

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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