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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to operate in a complex textile production environment
  3. Apply technical skills in own and additional departments

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

Organisational structure includes the following:

allocation of production functions to departments

supervisory and management arrangements

allocation of support functions, including maintenance, materials storage, administration, security, and laboratory services

Production processes include one or more of the following:

carding

spinning

sizing

winding

weaving

tufting

knitting

dyeing

finishing

non-woven textile production process

special production systems of manufacturing practice including:

just in time movement between departments and suppliers or customers

special housekeeping practices, for example 5S

Organisations include one or more of the following:

an enterprise with a single site

a factory location of a multi-site enterprise

Systems used to guarantee quality include one or more of the following:

communication systems used to convey quality standards for different jobs to production operators

technical resources and assistance available to production operators to help rectify problems

location and availability of experts, such as textile mechanics and technicians

sampling requirements for offline quality testing

Product flow includes the following:

the receipt of source fibres, yarns or textile materials from suppliers

the subsequent movement of the raw materials to the production areas of the organisation for processing

automatic and manual handling systems

job and order control at a level appropriate to production operators at the 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 and other reference material

applying relevant standards

identifying main production processes and quality systems across and within departments and own work area, including internal and external suppliers, and internal and external customers

collecting samples and identifying all main types of raw materials received by the organisation for processing

preparing a summary diagram or chart to identify production processing stages and departments responsible for work flow through the organisation

listing key tasks performed in own and at least one (1) other department within the organisation

detailing the production functions of at least one (1) additional work area, including internal and external suppliers, and internal and external customers

maintaining responsibility for quality of own work according to workplace procedures in own and additional departments

working in cooperation with team members from other departments.

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

textile production processes used in the organisation

technical processes and key tasks of two or more departments

structure of organisation

internal and external suppliers

internal and external customers

raw materials

product flow

quality standards and practices

workplace organisation and procedures

recording and reporting practices.