FWPCOT2210
Tally material


Application

This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to prepare and record manual or electronic tallies of finished packs of material. Work is completed in a forest products factory setting.

The unit applies to production worker, sawmill worker, manufacturing assistant, timber products worker.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Prepare for tallying

1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.

1.2 Identify location of material to be tallied; arrange access in line with organisational procedures.

1.3 Select and use suitable tallying and personal protective equipment.

1.4 Plan tallying activities in line with work order and to ensure continuous workflow.

2. Record piece or pack details

2.1 Count pieces or packs and legibly and accurately record in line with organisational formats.

2.2 Clear work area regularly to maintain a safe and efficient workflow.

2.3 Monitor and replace supply of tally sheets, bar coding material or other documents.

2.4 Check packs to ensure conformance with relevant specifications.

2.5 Identify operational problems, non-conformances and damaged material and report to appropriate personnel.

2.6 Accurately record and report tallying results in line with organisational procedures.

Evidence of Performance

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

in line with an individual work order, complete tallying jobs of one or more of these materials:

timber

hardware items and fittings

packs of random timber cross sections, lengths or panel sizes

packs of set timber cross sections, lengths or panel sizes

complete tally sheets or electronic record for each tallying job (depending on the workplace system being manual or electronic)

complete records for non-conformances and damaged material identified during each tallying job.


Evidence of Knowledge

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

manual and electronic methods used to tally material in a forest products factory setting

format, content and use of common industry and organisation specific documents used to record and report tallies

industry standard sizing and names for timber, timber profiles and boards

industry and organisational specific standard specifications for packaging timber products

common features of non-conformant packs and methods to recognise these

tools and equipment used for tallying material in a forest products factory setting; their purpose, features and use:

electronic bar coding equipment

personal protective equipment

organisational procedures specific to tallying material:

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting non-conformances and damaged material

recording and reporting tallying results.


Assessment Conditions

The following resources must be made available:

manual or electronic tools and equipment used for tallying material, to suit the particular workplace:

tally sheets

electronic bar coding equipment

a selection of materials to be tallied (of one or more of these materials):

timber

hardware items and fittings

packs of random timber cross sections, lengths or panel sizes

packs of set timber cross sections, lengths or panel sizes

work order for tallying activities with specific details of material to be tallied; product types, packs, categories of products

template documents to record:

non-conformances and damaged material

tallying results

organisational procedures specific to tallying material

relevant personnel for the purposes of communicating information

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting.

Assessor requirements

Assessors must:

hold the appropriate assessor competency standards as outlined in regulations; and

be able to demonstrate vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed; and

be able to demonstrate how they are continuing to develop their VET knowledge and skills as well as maintaining their industry currency and assessor competence.


Foundation Skills

This section describes those core and employment skills that are essential to performance and are not explicit in the performance criteria.

Numeracy skills to:

count numbers of pieces and packs

complete routine calculations for timber volumes or lineal metres in a pack

input accurate numerical data for routine tallying records and reports.

Oral communication skills to:

ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to clarify contents of work orders

make accurate verbal reports on operational problems.

Reading skills to:

interpret:

organisational procedures

work orders.

Writing skills to:

complete accurate basic records of tallying results and non-conformant and damaged packs.

Planning and organising skills to:

complete tallying activities in a logical and time-efficient sequence using work order to guide activities.

Problem-solving skills to:

recognise operational problems, non-conformances and damaged material and resolve by reporting.


Range Statement

Not Applicable


Sectors

Common Technical; applies across sectors