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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 work pieces
   • Receive and check work bundle and assess any follow-up action
   • Assess quality of received component parts
   • Lay out work pieces in the correct sequence in accordance with specifications
3. Set up machine
   • Position self to achieve operator comfort and to minimise fatigue
   • Clean and check machines in accordance with SOPs
   • Set up, start up and shut down splitting machine and associated equipment, and carry out basic maintenance SOPs and safety requirements
4. Perform machine operation
   • Determine correct weights using machine adjustments
   • Position pieces on machine, as appropriate
   • Place matrix pattern on leather piece in accordance with specifications
   • Split cut pieces to correct weights using machine adjustments
   • Use weight gauges and micrometer in accordance with procedures
   • Check finished pieces against specifications
   • Check the performance of the machine regularly for signs of faulty operations and take appropriate action
5. Despatch completed work
   • Bundle, stack, store or despatch pieces
   • Record production faults, as required
   • Complete 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, industry codes and standards, 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
Leather pieces include one or more of the following:	leather synthetics
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 include one or more of the following: manual handling techniques PPE safe materials handling 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

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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 and safe work practices, industry codes and standards

checking work against ticket information and workplace standards and preparing workstation and work prior to commencing operations

setting up splitting machine and associated equipment

carrying out basic maintenance in accordance with sops

applying splitting machine operation techniques, on at least five (5) occasions, to carry out splitting operation tasks to correct weights and meet specifications on a range of leather pieces

using weight gauges and micrometer to check finished pieces against specifications

checking the performance of the machine regularly for signs of faulty operations and taking appropriate action

despatching completed work 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

procedures for operating splitting machine

characteristics of a limited range of typical leathers and synthetics used in leather goods production

quality practices and procedures

work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects of relevant production and assembly processes

relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements

recording and reporting procedures.

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