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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 for packaging or folding
   • Check work against ticket information and workplace standards
   • Lay out work pieces or materials in sequence
   • Set up and prepare work area according to workplace procedures and set up machine or process
   • Perform routine minor maintenance according to manufacturer specifications and report and record problems
   • Report and record any problems
3. Complete packaging or folding tasks
   • Operate machine or conduct process to package or fold products
   • Assess work to check it complies with quality standards and production specifications
   • Identify, report and record any faults
   • Despatch completed products
   • Complete documentation, as required

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 PPE 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 one or more of the following:	labelling machine or printer packaging machine stud machine folding machine
Routine minor maintenance includes one or more of the following:	cleaning work area minor adjustments to machine settings or components oiling or lubricating

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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

checking work against ticket information and workplace standards

preparing workstation and work before commencing operations

carrying out minor machine maintenance according to workplace procedures

operating machine or conducting process to package or fold products on at least two (2) occasions

assessing work to check it complies with quality standards and production specifications

identifying, reporting and recording any faults.

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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

packaging and folding processes

operating procedures for machines

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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