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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare for development of products or processes
  3. Assist in developing or engineering product
  4. Conduct and assess trials
  5. Interpret and report results

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

Feasibility studies include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

sampling

trial run production

consideration of machine capabilities

availability of resources

required quality

cost

WHS practices

WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and includes one or more of the following:

manual handling techniques

SOPs

PPE

safe materials handling

taking of rest breaks

ergonomic arrangement of workplaces

following marked walkways

safe storage of equipment

housekeeping

reporting accidents and incidents

other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise


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

providing assistance to feasibility studies to assess feasibility of design and development for at least two (2) different products or processes

interpreting product or process specifications from feasibility study and using them to develop or engineer two (2) different products

determining availability of required resources, including equipment, raw materials, skills and personnel according to requirements

selecting, interpreting and evaluating procedures or processes

liaising with production area to organise and conduct trials, and analysing and reporting on results of trials to determine if production can proceed

preparing reports on performance and maintaining records according to 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

industry and product processes

product and process development procedures

machine or equipment, resource and skill capabilities within the workplace

feasibility study and sampling procedures

safety and environmental aspects of relevant workplace activities

trials to assess if production can proceed, such as:

confirming and clarifying requirements

liaising with production area

allocating work

reviewing and evaluating processes and products

performing trials

interpreting data

analysing results

reporting processes

quality practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.