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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Inspect plant and equipment and rectify routine faults
   • Complete regular visual or physical walk around inspections to assess plant and equipment performance.
   • Inspect equipment to identify faults and preventative maintenance requirements.
   • Record and report faulty plant and equipment and maintenance requirements.
   • Rectify faults within limits of responsibility and document actions and outcomes.
2. Complete preventative maintenance for plant and equipment
   • Select appropriate repair, maintenance and personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
   • Follow organisational safety procedures throughout all maintenance and repair processes
   • Locate plant and equipment and plan sequence of maintenance activities.
   • Initiate appropriate isolations and shut down equipment as required.
   • Interpret process and navigation controls.
   • Complete routine preventative maintenance in line with maintenance schedules and in response to immediate need.
   • Record maintenance activities in operating log.

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 evidence that they can:

complete inspections on pulp and paper manufacturing equipment, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, including:

levels in sight glasses

belt fatigue

gear backlash

stretch and slack in chains

sprocket wear

gear box noise and heat

damaged equipment or components

control panel indicators

electronic control indicators

air and oil pressure gauges

flow levels

pressure checks

complete basic non-specialist repairs and maintenance for pulp and paper manufacturing equipment, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, in line with manufacturers’ recommendations including:

cleaning

oil top ups

blade changes

filter changes or cleaning

greasing

lubricating

pressure checks

removing and replacing machinery components

maintaining or replacing consumables

tightening, tensioning and adjusting machinery components

after all inspection, repair and maintenance activities, complete accurate basic records of equipment faults, repair and maintenance actions.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

purpose, features and operation of a range of pulp and paper manufacturing equipment, at a level of understanding, to determine repair and maintenance requirements

consequences of inadequate preventative maintenance

methods used to test equipment and diagnose faults

use of instrumentation data as an indication of plant and equipment requiring preventative maintenance

basic non-specialist repair and maintenance techniques for pulp and paper manufacturing equipment to complete:

oil top ups

blade changes

filter changes or cleaning

greasing

lubricating

pressure checks

removing and replacing machinery components

maintaining or replacing consumables

safe handling and disposal of lubricants

organisational procedures:

standard operating procedures specific to inspecting, repairing and maintaining equipment

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 equipment faults, repair and maintenance actions.

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