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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 standard SOPS
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Prepare to coordinate or set up machines
   • Interpret product specifications correctly to meet machine setting requirements
   • Set machine in accordance with product specifications, machine manufacturer instructions and workplace procedures
   • Obtain material to be used
3. Organise sample quality testing
   • Operate machine in accordance with manufacturer and workplace instructions to produce a specified sample
   • Test sample, or organise the test, in accordance with workplace practices to meet required quality standards
4. Finalise and record machine settings
   • Interpret test results to determine adjustment requirements and re-adjust machine settings, if necessary
   • Assess adjustment changes in accordance with product and machine specifications
   • Inform appropriate production personnel when the newly set-up machine is available, in accordance with workplace procedures
   • Prepare reports and maintain records where necessary, in accordance with 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
Machines include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:	any machine typically used in the TCF sector concerned microprocessor or computer-controlled machines both production and facility equipment used in the enterprise

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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

interpreting specifications for machine settings

interpreting and carrying out established procedures

operating machine in accordance with manufacturer and workplace instructions to produce specified sample on at least two (2) occasions

arranging or conducting testing of sample

making appropriate re-adjustments

communicating with relevant production personnel when the newly set up machine is available

applying workplace procedures in production operations

preparing reports and 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

setting up and adjustment requirements for the range of machines and equipment used in the workplace

quality requirements

machine manufacturer specifications

safety and environmental aspects of relevant workplace activities

quality practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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