This unit applies to those whose job role includes establishing a system for the management of machinery.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Identify machinery and equipment requirements for the property

1.1. Machinery and equipment requirements are identified for the enterprises being conducted.

1.2. Alternative options to machinery ownership are evaluated for applicability.

1.3. Storage and housing requirements for machinery and equipment are identified and addressed.

1.4. Machinery innovations are monitored and assessed for applicability.

1.5. Inventory of machinery and equipment is maintained as required by the enterprise.

2. Select and manage the range of machinery services provided by off-farm suppliers

2.1. Services to be provided by off-property suppliers are identified.

2.2. Criteria to select and monitor the provision of services are developed.

2.3. Agreements and transactions are appropriately recorded and monitored.

3. Manage machinery maintenance

3.1. Maintenance requirements of machinery and equipment are determined from manufacturer's instructions, and maintenance schedules are established.

3.2. Systems for recording machinery use and maintenance are established.

3.3. Machinery maintenance is monitored to ensure adherence to schedules and manufacturers instructions.

4. Manage machinery and equipment operation

4.1. Machinery and equipment use is monitored and recorded according to enterprise requirements.

4.2. Machinery operation is monitored to ensure compliance with manufacturers instructions.

4.3. Procedures for the safe operation of machinery are determined and adherence to safe procedures is monitored and ensured.

4.4. Staff are trained in the safe operation of machinery and the required procedures for the maintenance of machinery.

Required skills

identify hazards and manage safe systems of work

identify machinery and equipment requirements for the property or enterprise

select and manage the range of machinery services provided by off-farm suppliers

manage machinery maintenance

manage machinery and equipment operation

use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation. The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record complex workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

cultural operations and their associated machinery requirements

costs associated with the use of machinery

maintenance requirements of machinery and equipment

storage and housing requirements of machinery

negotiation and the development of agreements

safe operating procedures for machinery

systems for monitoring machinery maintenance and operation

licensing requirements for the operation of machinery

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and environmental legislation, codes of practice and enterprise requirements

staff training.

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

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

identify machinery and equipment requirements for the property

source machinery services provided by eternal suppliers where required

manage machinery and equipment maintenance

manage machinery and equipment operation.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Machinery and equipment will include:

all vehicles and attachments

stationary and mobile plant used by the enterprise.

Unit sector

Machinery operation and maintenance

This unit contains employability skills.