Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage production of a shift or section.
It applies to individuals who perform a broad range of skilled tasks relating to the printing and graphic arts industry, and who may also provide some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of the skills.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify requirements for efficient production | 1.1 Machine operations, staff and production processes are organised to meet production requirements 1.2 Recommendations are made related to requirements and according to enterprise procedures, work health and safety (WHS) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements 1.3 Quality standards and safe work practices are checked to ensure compliance with enterprise procedures and legislative requirements |
2. Monitor production efficiency | 2.1 Compliance to specified requirements (including quality standards, time taken, wastage) is checked to ensure efficiency is maintained 2.2 Non-compliance is identified, reported or recorded and investigated to determine causes |
3. Implement improvements to production efficiency | 3.1 Corrective or preventive action is recommended and implemented where appropriate 3.2 Changes are communicated to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner 3.3 Changes are monitored to confirm improvement to production efficiency |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
effectively manage a shift or sections production
create a portfolio of documents showing how:
machine operations, staff and production processes are organised
quality standards and safe work practices are checked for compliance with procedures and legislative requirements
production is monitored for compliance
production improvement are identified, recorded, reported and implemented.
(Suitable documents for the portfolio include production summaries, quality-related documentation and testimonials from superiors and workers being supervised.)
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Evidence of Knowledge
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
Requirements for efficient production standards
describe the work health and safety requirements for production control
explain how the production process information is obtained
outline quality standards to check to ensure enterprise procedures are met
outline quality standards to check to ensure environmental protection requirements are met
identify monitoring systems available to aid production management
Maintaining production efficiency
identify problems that could cause non-compliance of production efficiency and how they can occur
describe what information is necessary to efficiently plan, schedule and reschedule production
Improving production efficiency
identify who has authority to implement production changes
describe the information that needs to be communicated to implement changes to production control.
Assessment Conditions
Gather evidence to demonstrate consistent performance in conditions that are safe and replicate the workplace. Noise levels, production flow, interruptions and time variances must be typical of those experienced in the Support field of work and include access special purpose tools, equipment and materials.
Assessors must satisfy NVR/AQTF assessor requirements.
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill | Performance Criteria | Description |
Reading | 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3 | Recognises text within job specifications and follows written instructions |
Writing | 1.2, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 | Uses clear, specific and industry related terminology to complete and update workplace documentation |
Oral Communication | 3.2 | Provides explanations using language, tone and vocabulary appropriate to audience and environment |
Navigate the world of work | 1.2, 1.3 | Takes personal responsibility for compliance with enterprise policies, procedures and standards Appreciates implications of legal and regulatory responsibilities related to own work with specific reference to safety and environmental concerns |
Interact with others | 1.2, 2.2, 3.1 | Uses appropriate communication protocols and conventions to report recommendations |
Get the work done | 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3 | Takes responsibility for planning and organising own workload, identifying ways to achieve efficiencies Initiates standard procedures when responding to familiar problems within immediate context Takes responsibility for outcomes of routine decisions related directly to own role Evaluates effectiveness of decisions in terms of how well they meet stated goals |
Sectors
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