Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to review production processes used in footwear manufacture, and contribute to identifying and implementing improvements.
The unit of competency applies to providing input to improvement of processes in a range of footwear production environments, including volume and custom production. Typically this skill would be performed in a supervisory capacity and apply across the range of footwear production processes.
Improvement contributions may be made to any part of the production process, such as production practices, documentation, supply, despatch, operator practices, safety, quality and housekeeping.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.
No licensing, legislative 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. | ||
1 | Identify key elements of production requirements | 1.1 | Identify key customers and their needs and expectations |
1.2 | Distinguish how footwear production processes contribute to the value chain | ||
1.3 | Identify key suppliers and their role in the value chain | ||
1.4 | Identify quality standards for critical points of production process | ||
1.5 | Identify production requirements and workplace procedures | ||
2 | Review production processes | 2.1 | Identify housekeeping practices and assess how well they meet standards |
2.2 | Identify work health and safety (WHS) practices and assess if they conform with organisational standards | ||
2.3 | Identify production waste, assess waste handling and disposal practices against environmental principles, and identify opportunities for waste reduction | ||
2.4 | Identify methods of monitoring production outcomes and assess footwear production outcomes against production goals | ||
3 | Identify improvement opportunities | 3.1 | Identify improvement opportunities and make suggestions for improving processes |
3.2 | Communicate with appropriate personnel to identify implications of improvement and test outcomes | ||
3.3 | Provide reports, records and recommendations for improvement | ||
4 | Implement improvement to production processes | 4.1 | Identify desired result of improvement and establish method of measuring outcome |
4.2 | Identify and implement methods of addressing any possible negative implications | ||
4.3 | Conduct consultation with relevant personnel to communicate improvement | ||
4.4 | Implement and monitor improvement and assess how effectively it achieves desired result | ||
4.5 | Make adjustments to improvement, as required | ||
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:
reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices and other reference material
applying relevant standards
reviewing footwear production processes
identifying and assessing improvement opportunities
identifying methods of monitoring production outcomes
assessing footwear production outcomes against production goals
evaluating implications of improvement
addressing any possible negative implications
communicating effectively within the workplace with colleagues and management on process improvement options and outcomes
conducting quality checks to identify outcomes of improvements
applying workplace procedures
sequencing operations
maintaining accurate records.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
relevant Australian Standards
quality standards applying to footwear handling procedures, construction processes and finished product
effective communication to review processes and seek improvements
footwear production processes
production requirements:
timing requirements
quantity
quality
specific order requirements
procedural requirements
work health and safety (WHS)
personnel
resource use
suppliers in supply chain
production waste, waste handling and disposal, and waste minimisation:
unusable materials and off-cuts
delays
movement and transport
poor process design
inventory
inefficient performance of a process
making defective items
impact of incorrect production techniques
production suppliers and value chain concepts
WHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures
quality practices
workplace procedures
recording and reporting practices.
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must:
satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
have vocational competency in contributing to footwear production improvement processes, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.
Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. | |
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following: | requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment standard operating procedures (SOPs) work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices |
Australian Standards include: | the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken |
Footwear production processes include one or more of the following: | receiving and processing of materials and components identification of materials quality specialist machine use, such as sole moulding repairs and alterations testing and inspecting despatch, storage and packing finishing processes |
Suppliers include one or more of the following: | suppliers of materials and components personnel, specialist support and contractors despatch, warehousing and transport operators publicity and promotional suppliers machinery and equipment suppliers and repair contractors |
Test outcomes of improvement opportunities include one or more of the following: | trial verify pilot measure against research |
Appropriate personnel include one or more of the following: | managers supervisors colleagues specialist staff |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Footwear production