Application
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to cut panels to a profile, with shaping equipment, to produce moulded timber products.
The unit applies to production workers who cut panels to profile in a forest and wood products factory setting.and includes operator maintenance.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and 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 profiling | 1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel. 1.2 Select appropriate personal protective and other equipment and check for operational effectiveness. 1.3 Obtain type and quantity of panels for profiling from storage location. 1.4 Identify profile to be cut and select cutting blades. |
2. Set up profiling equipment | 2.1 Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices. 2.2 Follow lock-out procedures, select and attach machine guides and install cutting blades. 2.3 Set depth of cut or profile in line with required shape and to minimise waste. 2.4 Stack panels in close proximity to maximise ease of machine feeding. 2.5 Test equipment set up for correct alignment through trial run and adjust as required. |
3. Cut material to profile | 3.1 Feed panels into machine at feed rate prescribed by organisational requirements. 3.2 Follow, maintain and adjust cutting sequence to produce required quantity and maximise feed rate. 3.3 Check profiling process regularly and adjust to maintain desired depth and profile. 3.4 Dispose of incorrect cuts, off cuts and defective material in line with environmental protection practices. 3.5 Stack panels safely in designated location in line with work order. |
4. Complete operator maintenance | 4.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment. 4.2 Check cutting blades for bluntness or damage. 4.3 Remove and replace cutting blades in line with manufacturer's recommendations. 4.4 Keep machine clear of dust and debris in line with organisational safety procedures. 4.5 Record and report production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel. |
Evidence of Performance
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit.
produce profiled panels for the following types of material in line with individual work orders that prescribe different profiles and number of panels for each job:
medium density fibreboard
laminated veneer
chipboard
fibreboard
complete profiling of product chosen from the following list:
quad
beading
mouldings
shaped beams
architraves
skirting boards
scotia
for each of the above jobs, stack batches of profiled panels in storage location according to common profile type and dimension
after each of the above jobs, complete operator maintenance on the profiling equipment used.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
environmental protection practices for forest products factory settings:
reducing water and energy use
cleaning plant, tools and equipment
disposing of, recycling and reusing timber and other waste
storage layout and categories for:
raw materials
stacking finished panels
typical timber panel defects and how they affect ability to produce quality profiled product:
warp
wane
cupping
holes
breakages
lifting veneer
bonding problems
common profiles and applicable terminology
common cutting patterns, sequences and appropriate feed rates used to achieve common profiles
purpose, features and operation of equipment used to cut panels to profile:
measuring equipment
multi-head planing machines (four siders)
spindle moulders
routing machines
shaping machines
machine guides
methods for assessing cutting blade condition and completing and basic non-specialist repair and maintenance for profiling equipment
organisational procedures specific to cutting panels to profile:
workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out and use of personal protective equipment
communication reporting lines
recording and reporting production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements.
Assessment Conditions
The following resources must be made available:
measuring equipment
profiling equipment which includes one or more of the following:
multi-head planing machines (four siders)
spindle moulders
routing machines
shaping machines
machine guides
maintenance tools and equipment
consumable profile cutting blades in various shapes and sizes
personal protective equipment suitable for cutting panels to profile
commercial timber which includes one or more of the following:
medium density fibreboard
laminated veneer
chipboard
fibreboard
manufacturers’ instructions for use and maintenance of equipment
work order for cutting activities with specific instructions for cutting and storing panels
relevant personnel for the purposes of communicating information
template documents for recording production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements
organisational procedures for cutting panels to profile.
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: | identify quantities of required material within work orders and count numbers of panels to be profiled complete basic calculations of required depth of cut or profile to determine equipment up measure finished dimensions against specifications and appropriate tolerances. |
Oral communication skills to: | ask questions and actively listen to clarify contents of work orders. |
Reading skills to: | interpret: workplace health and safety and other organisational procedures work orders manufacturers’ instructions and maintenance recommendations. |
Writing skills to: | complete accurate basic records for production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements. |
Planning and organising skills to: | efficiently and logically sequence the stages of preparation and production using work order to guide activities. |
Range Statement
Not Applicable
Sectors
Wood Panel Products