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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to monitor textile production procedures
  3. Determine problem cause and solution
  4. Conduct regular checks of performance

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

Job specifications include one or more of the following:

customer orders

pattern diagrams

colour charts

simple formulae

written and verbal instructions

drawings

Performance parameters include the following:

processing time

acceptable error rate

wastage

noise

vibration

Production processes include one or more of the following:

carding

spinning

sizing

winding

weaving

tufting

knitting

dyeing

finishing

non-woven textile production process

any special production systems of manufacturing practice, including:

just in time (JIT) movement between departments and suppliers or customers

special housekeeping practices, including 5S

Appropriate personnel include one or more of the following:

internal technical specialists

supervisors

equipment manufacturer service personnel

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, operating manuals

checking job specifications for requirements including quantity, quality, colour and pattern

identifying performance parameters

monitoring production processes on at least two (2) occasions to ensure they are consistent with specified outcomes and comply with workplace procedures

identifying major faults and out-of-specification performance

maintaining job records and other documentation

identifying faults and trialling immediate or short-term solution, and/or determining permanent solution to eliminate the cause of the problem in consultation with appropriate personnel

making regular checks of process operation and assessing results against job specifications

recording results of checks and identifying opportunities for process improvements

communicating and documenting improvements.

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 an enterprise

range of problems and their solutions associated with textile production operations

structure of organisation

internal and external suppliers

internal and external customers

raw materials

product flow

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.