Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to conduct packaging or folding for textile production.
The unit of competency applies to the use of machines and processes to prepare textile products for warehousing or distribution. Machines may perform operations such as folding, ticketing, labelling and packaging.
The application of this competency is likely to involve repetitive work and requires a limited range of operations, such as loading and unloading machines, and placing tickets and labels on finished products.
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 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Prepare for packaging or folding | 2.1 | Check work against ticket information and workplace standards |
2.2 | Lay out work pieces or materials in sequence | ||
2.3 | Set up and prepare work area according to workplace procedures and set up machine or process | ||
2.4 | Perform routine minor maintenance according to manufacturer specifications and report and record problems | ||
2.5 | Report and record any problems | ||
3 | Complete packaging or folding tasks | 3.1 | Operate machine or conduct process to package or fold products |
3.2 | Assess work to check it complies with quality standards and production specifications | ||
3.3 | Identify, report and record any faults | ||
3.4 | Despatch completed products | ||
3.5 | Complete documentation, 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
applying relevant standards
checking work against ticket information and workplace standards
preparing workstation and work before commencing operations
carrying out minor machine maintenance according to workplace procedures
operating machine or conducting process to package or fold products on at least two (2) occasions
assessing work to check it complies with quality standards and production specifications
identifying, reporting and recording any faults.
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
packaging and folding processes
operating procedures for machines
quality standards and 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 packaging or folding for textile production, 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 SOPs work instructions PPE 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 |
Machines include one or more of the following: | labelling machine or printer packaging machine stud machine folding machine |
Routine minor maintenance includes one or more of the following: | cleaning work area minor adjustments to machine settings or components oiling or lubricating |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Textile production