Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify production requirements.
- Read specifications and standard operating procedures for production run and equipment.
- Identify materials required.
- Note production control requirements for production and warm up time, pressure(s), speed(s), temperature(s) and product specifications.
- Note key stages in the process for quality checks.
- Identify equipment and components required.
- Check assembly requirements for items of production and downstream equipment or specialised componentry to ensure efficient work flow will occur.
- Set up equipment
- Check work area to ensure adequate space for the process.
- Place equipment and components in required configuration.
- Install guards, warning devices and cut-offs as required.
- Check all connecting components and services for integrity and effectiveness.
- Check dies/ moulds/jigs as required for suitability for production requirements.
- Place standard operating procedures and quality procedures in appropriate work stations.
- Check work area for operator ergonomic efficiency, access and egress requirements.
- Explain process to operators when required
- Explain particular requirements for machine adjustments, materials characteristics, quality specifications and key production stages to the operator.
- Explain standard operating procedures and any particular OHS issues are identified.
- Identify and explain appropriate contingency strategies for process faults, quality, OHS issues, materials supply or quality machine malfunctions.
- Encourage operators to ask questions and clarify procedures.
- Produce first-off production sample(s).
- Start process following standard operating procedures.
- Observe product quality through process and compare to standards.
- Compare machine setting ranges to documented requirements.
- Use observations of the process outcomes to fine tune the settings and other production variables.
- Check final product for the required standards.
- Compare standard operating procedures with actual production run and note variances.
- Fine tune the process.
- Use information collected during trial to modify workplace documentation, including standard operating procedures, machine settings and process instructions.
- Obtain appropriate advice and permission where variations are outside of quality or specification range.
- Advise operators of variations to process and document as required.