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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 wet end system operations are within specification.
   • Identify, rectify or report routine variations from specification.
   • Monitor and maintain process levels to maintain productivity requirements.
   • Detect sheet breaks and re-establish sheet as required.
   • Complete routine preventative maintenance in line with maintenance schedules.
2. Control product quality
   • Monitor and maintain sheet to quality requirements.
   • Conduct routine visual observations and assessments on product and system operations.
   • Sample and test product quality to ensure production requirements are maintained; interpret and record results.
   • Adjust system operation to rectify out-of-specification product and maintain productivity requirements.
3. Complete product grade change
   • Plan and determine grade change requirements and obtain stock and chemicals.
   • Shut down wet end systems as required.
   • Complete flushing, draining and cleaning of stock, chemicals and water systems.
   • Implement process setups or adjustments to meet new grade requirements.
   • Stage raw materials and supplies required for new grade requirements as ready for use.
   • Coordinate and implement stock, chemical and water system start-ups to meet new grade requirements.
   • Coordinate and implement grade change on the run as required.
4. 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 evidence that they can:

monitor and control wet end operations a pulp and paper manufacturing facility, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, and with individual production requirements for each period

across operational periods, complete routine maintenance on equipment and product grade changes

for each of the above operational periods, complete records for system operation, production outcomes and equipment faults.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

system layout for wet end plant

purpose, features and operation of wet end system plant, operating parameters and allowable variations

operation and application of electronic and other control systems

key features of processes involved co-ordinating grade changes

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

quality requirements for different types of wet end product

methods used to monitor wet end system operations against specified system parameters

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

types of grades for wet end product and applicable terminology

types of raw materials used to produce wet end product and how they influence paper properties

safe handling of materials and chemicals

organisational procedures:

standard operating procedures specific to wet end operations

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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