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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Monitor and maintain process
   • Check production requirements at start of shift and plan daily work activities in line with organisational safety and standard operating procedures.
   • Confirm operational status by inspection, observation and other information.
   • Maintain process supplies to meet production requirements.
   • Monitor process to ensure coating system operations are within specification.
   • Identify, rectify or report routine variations from specification.
   • Monitor and maintain process levels to maintain productivity requirements.
   • Complete routine preventative maintenance in line with maintenance schedules.
2. Control product quality
   • Monitor and maintain product to quality requirements.
   • Conduct routine visual observations and assessments on product and system operations.
   • Sample and test product quality and interpret and record results to ensure production requirements are maintained.
   • Adjust system operation to rectify out-of-specification product and maintain productivity requirements.
3. Record and report product and process data
   • Interpret production data and enter into recording system.
   • Communicate problems or variations with process, product or equipment to relevant personnel.

Range Statement

Not Applicable

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide sufficient evidence of the ability to:

monitor and control coated paper processes, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, with individual production requirements for each period

complete routine maintenance on equipment at specified intervals

complete records for system operation, production outcomes and equipment faults at least twice, in line with required enterprise intervals.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

system layout for coated paper processing plant

purpose, features and operation of coated paper process plant, operating parameters and allowable variations

operation and application of electronic and other control systems

key features of the full range of processes involved in controlling coated paper production

purpose of, and processes for sampling and testing product quality, plant and system operations

quality requirements for different types of coated paper

methods used to monitor coating system operations against specified system parameters

effect of process adjustments on product quality and productivity during monitoring and operation

safe handling of materials and chemicals

organisational procedures including:

standard operating procedures specific to coated paper processes

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out, use of personal protective equipment and handling hazardous substances

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting system operation, production outcomes and equipment faults.

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