Application
The unit involves planning and coordinating panel production in a forest products factory setting The skills and knowledge required for competent workplace performance are to be used within the scope of the person's job and authority |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Plan production 2. Monitor panel production performance | 2.1. Applicable Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to planning and coordinating panel production are identified and followed 2.2. Variations in panel characteristics are assessed, recorded and reported to operators 2.3. Panel production schedules are produced and applied in line with site procedures 2.4. Panel type and sizes including order information are planned, scheduled and communicated to operators 2.5. Production methods are planned and prescribed 2.6. Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements |
2.7. Production methods are reviewed for suitability to planned schedules and production orders 2.8. Panel production is monitored for effectiveness of forming, laminating or veneering procedures and condition of panels 2.9. Assistance is provided to operators with the evaluation of panels and production problems 2.10. Panel management and output are monitored to record possible process improvements 2.11. Panel production, major problems and equipment faults are investigated, recorded and reported in line with site requirements 2.12. Processes for rejecting and disposing of sub-standard panels produced are developed in line with site procedures and environmental requirements | |
3. Coordinate panel production | 3.1. Production and output are monitored to record and action possible process improvements based on production methods and panels being processed 3.2. Modifications are made to production methods or schedules to ensure optimum performance and communicated to operators 3.3. Production improvement modifications are documented and communicated in line with site procedures 3.4. Production output details are obtained and recorded in line with site requirements 3.5. Produced panels are directed to storage or transferred for further processing 3.6. Operating logs and cutting records are completed and maintained to site standards |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit. |
Required skills |
Technical skills sufficient to use and maintain relevant tools, machinery and equipment; efficiently and safely plan and coordinate panel production Communication skills and interpersonal techniques sufficient to interact appropriately with colleagues and others in the workplace Literacy skills sufficient to accurately record and report workplace information, and maintain documentation Numeracy skills sufficient to estimate, measure and calculate time required to complete a task Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems and equipment faults and demonstrate appropriate response procedures |
Required knowledge |
Applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for planning and coordinating panel production Environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material, the safe use and storage of chemicals, minimising carbon emissions and the cleaning of plant, tools and equipment Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for planning and coordinating panel production Environmental risks and hazards Panel production procedures and management Panel types and production methodologies Established communication channels and protocols Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their use, operation and maintenance Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring, including calculating time to complete tasks Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information |
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 | A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently plan and coordinate panel production in line with organisational requirements |
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 and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of: following applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to planning and coordinating panel production following organisational policies and procedures relevant to planning and coordinating panel production planning and coordinating panel production for the enterprise modifying production methods and schedules for panel production within the enterprise coordinating personnel to follow planning, communications and scheduling for panel production |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints Assessment of required knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements The following resources should be made available: workplace location or simulated workplace materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit specifications and work instructions |
Method of assessment | Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of required knowledge Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality, gender or language backgrounds other than English Where the participant has a disability, reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role |
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. | |
OHS requirements: | are to be in line with applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment fire fighting equipment hazard and risk control fatigue management elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace practices |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include: award and enterprise agreements industrial relations Australian Standards confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelines policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility quality assurance procedural manuals quality and continuous improvement processes and standards OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures ethical standards recording and reporting requirements equipment use and maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Operators | are the personnel who use the production machinery and equipment to form and laminate boards, apply laminates and veneers to board |
Panel production may include: | board forming board lamination the application of laminates and veneers to boards |
Panel types may include: | laminated veneered plywood chipboard fibreboard medium density fibreboard with a range of: sizes surface treatments thicknesses grades |
Production methods may include: | one or more of the following: board forming, which is : the process of spreading a blend mixture over a former in line with order size and pressing it with heat and pressure to produce a hard panel pressing board using the daylight process includes: compressing the blended chips, flakes or fibre into board using formers and a heat driven press system including consideration of weight, thickness, length, width, bond, porosity, moisture content, bare fibres, foreign material, visual appearance, surface blemishes and trimmed edge appearance board laminating, which is to include: the glue mix used to bond and press sheets of paper to varying types of board (usually a type of ply) including panel size, panel thickness, glue application and finishing processes and may include: the process of trimming paper to a square edge or bevel pressing laminated ply using a cold or heat driven press to use weight or steam generated pressure to compress the multiple layers of pre-bonded plies together between pressing plates application of laminates or veneers, which is to include: the glue mix used to bond sheets of veneer or laminate to varying types of board including panel size, panel thickness, laminate or veneer type, glue application and finishing processes. It may include the process of trimming laminate or veneer to a square edge or bevel |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language constructive feedback active listening questioning to clarify and confirm understanding use of positive, confident and cooperative language use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences control of tone of voice body language |
Production order is to include: | instructions for the production of panels and despatch to downstream operations and may include: batch requirements type of product size quantity grade |
Output is to include: | size volume recovery finish dimensional consistency quality of panels produced |
Records and reports may include: | planning and monitoring outcomes operating logs production records material movement despatch outcomes storage locations quality outcomes hazards incidents equipment malfunctions and may be: manual using a computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |
Disposing of may include: | recycling sub-standard panels produced re-using sub-standard panels produced |
Storage may include: | the use of: storage racks storage bays bins stacks pallet boxes modularised storage components temporary stacking bays (stand, frame or ground) and may be divided into: standard product classification product designation size dimension stack number weight grade shelf life stock rotation position |
Transferral may include: | the use of: conveyor belt systems track systems lifting equipment such as: fork lifts slings trolley jacks gantry cranes loaders assistance with lifting such as: the involvement of two or more personnel to lift materials manually or to guide the movement of mechanical equipment |
Sectors
Unit sector | No sector assigned |
Competency Field
Wood Panel Products |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor