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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare for production
  3. Plan method of production
  4. Prepare cost estimates 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 includes:

the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

TCF sectors include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

textile production

clothing production

footwear

cotton ginning

leather production

millinery

canvas and sails production

laundry operations

dry cleaning operations

fashion design and technology

Methods of production include, but are not limited to, two or more of the following:

just in time (JIT)

value-added modelling (VAM)

quick response

quality circles

team processes

benchmarking

Cost estimating includes, but is not limited to:

written bill of labour, order of work or plant sample

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

confirming specifications

determining structure and composition of material or product

making calculations, interpreting and using data from various sources

assessing options for method of production

establishing potential machine and production changes

identifying material requirements, economical batch sizes, labour hours, times and other statistics required, and making cost estimates

determining available machine hours, making estimates, where required, and estimating costs

maintaining production planning records and preparing reports, where necessary, in accordance with workplace procedures.

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

machines and their capabilities

quality assurance processes; production processes and software

costing procedures for:

materials

economical batch hours

labour

machine hours

other statistics

methods of production

products produced by the workplace and material or fabric structure (techniques)

work and workplace organisation systems

quality practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.