| 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 employmentSOPswork instructionsPPEoral, written and visual communicationquality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section outputhousekeepingtasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recyclingWHS practices |
Australian Standards include: | the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken |
Identify problems includes one or more of the following: | identifying symptoms of machinery faultusing visual inspection of machine and product to locate faultlocating fault within section or component of machinereferring to operating manuals or documentation for information, as required |
Symptoms include one or more of the following: | product does not meet specificationmachine is not operating to specificationsounds not attributed to normal operationrecurrent faults, such as yarn breaking |
Machines include one or more of the following: | knitting machinescarding machinesspinning machinesweaving loomsdyeing equipmenttufting loomsfinishing equipmentcreeling and warping machines |
Appropriate personnel include one or more of the following: | textile mechanicsupervisorsenior operator |
Immediate solutions include one or more of the following: | decommission machinechange settingsadjust operationperform temporary fixrefer to textile mechanic |
Parts and consumables include one or more of the following: | beltsglobescombs other items that require periodic replacement as a result of normal machine and production operations |