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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for glazing equipment setup
   • Identify all safety and emergency procedures
   • Shut down equipment to procedures and manufacturer's specifications
   • Isolate equipment in accordance with procedures
   • Remove ancillary equipment to procedures and manufacturer's specifications
   • Complete records and logs for setup of equipment or changing of parts
2. Prepare the process for production
   • Consult the production schedule to determine the product to be manufactured
   • Ensure availability of raw materials as required
   • Identify and provide equipment/change parts, ancillaries and fixtures in accordance with production schedule
   • Perform equipment preparation to procedures
   • Monitor equipment condition and take corrective action if equipment is in an unsafe condition
3. Set up process
   • Perform checks and tests to product and equipment specifications
   • Align all equipment to product specifications and procedures
   • Set up process/equipment as required for the production schedule
4. Tune the process
   • Monitor operation and compare with procedures for appropriate operation
   • Identify any deviation from standard performance
   • Identify the cause of the deviation and take action
   • Make adjustments to the equipment settings, process conditions or raw materials to bring production into specification
   • Continue monitoring operation and making adjustments until product/equipment is within specification
5. Respond to problems
   • Identify possible routine and non-routine problems in the equipment or process
   • Determine problems needing action
   • Determine possible fault causes
   • Rectify problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility
   • Report problems outside area of responsibility to designated person
6. Control hazards
   • Identify hazards from the job to be done
   • Identify other hazards in the work area
   • Assess the risks arising from those hazards
   • Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures

Required Skills

Required skills

Required skills include recognising process conditions and situations that will lead to out of specification production and taking appropriate action implementing enterprises standard procedures and work instructions and relevant regulatory requirements within appropriate time constraints and in a manner relevant to the operation of the process reading and numeracy to interpret workplace documents and technical information

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes glaze properties and composition product properties and requirements for glazing glaze application faults quality problems construction and limitations of the equipment setup and tuning of all equipment startup and shutdown processes glaze is application and specifications waste minimisation techniques process measurements required and their purpose adjustments required and permissible to equipment or process to remain within specifications distinguish between following causes of problems raw materials including glaze and product set up and tuning mechanical electricalinstrument

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package
Overview of assessment	The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to recognise situations requiring action and then in implementing appropriate corrective action Consistent performance should be demonstrated In particular look to see that setuptuning are completed to specifications and within timeframe glaze application parameters are maintained within limits glaze is applied to specification quality is monitored to minimise wastage startup and shutdown occur first time signals and alarms are responded to immediately process measurements are continually made or observed adjustments made are completed in a timely manner to procedures The assessment activities should include responding to a range of problems
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Assessment will require access to an operating plant over an extended period of time or a suitable method of gathering evidence of operating ability over a range of situations Assessment will occur over a range of situations which will include disruptions to normal smooth operation Simulation or case studiesscenarios may be required to allow for timely assessment of parts of this unit of competency Simulation should be based on the actual plant and will include walkthroughs of the relevant competency components A bank of scenarioscase studieswhat ifs and questions will be required to probe the reasoning behind observable actions
Method of assessment	Individual enterprises may choose to add prerequisites and corequisites relevant to their processes
Guidance information for assessment	Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Procedures	All operations are performed in accordance with standard procedures and work instructions
Application of equipment	This unit includes equipment for application of glazes to ceramic or clay products, including: automatic spray lines robotic spray equipment automatic dipping lines PLCs, but not control panels
Tools and equipment	Tools and equipment may include: changeover parts and equipment computers measuring and recording equipment communication equipment hand tools safety clothing and equipment
Process	Process includes: setting up and tuning equipment for startup, job change and equipment changes in preparation for production
Typical problems	Typical problems may include: product feed to and from process glaze composition and properties equipment alignment analysis of all plant data product quality equipment speed taking corrective action
Plant data	Plant data may include: test results instrument/control panel information data from physical senses (sight, sound and hearing) temperatures, pressures, material flow and discharge rates and effects variations to glaze composition or behaviour
Occupational health and safety (OHS)	All operations are subject to stringent OHS requirements and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and OHS requirements, the OHS requirements take precedence

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