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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Confirm production requirements
  3. Gather specific production information
  4. Participate in planning meetings and record outcomes

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

Production requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:

stock supplies

product quantities

quality

delivery schedules

Organisational systems include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

just in time (JIT)

value-added modelling (VAM)

quick response

quality management systems

team processes

benchmarking

Product data includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

plant layout

machine operating manuals and other equipment records

production data collected manually or electronically

quality specifications

drawings, sketches and other specifications

Production planning includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

establishing an overall plan for production and delivery

repetitive production runs

short runs

quick changes

a diversity of styles

indent orders

stock services replenishment

WHS practices

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

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

environmental practices

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 and other reference material

applying relevant standards

determining requirements for implementing organisational systems

preparing documentation to confirm resources, supply requirements, machines and personnel to prepare production plan on least two (2) occasions

identifying stock supplies, product quantities, quality and delivery schedules, production capacity, batch or run sizes and other relevant information relevant to quality system

communicating effectively with individuals, work groups and supervisors in production planning and contributing to interchange of information at planning meetings

maintaining production planning records and preparing reports, where necessary.