Application
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to prepare, check and store products, in a pulp or paper manufacturing facility.
The unit applies to production support operators who receive and store product.
No licensing, legislative 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 to store product | 1.1. Check work order, plant, systems and equipment in accordance with workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements, environmental sustainability and safe working requirements and practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and housekeeping requirements. 1.2. Receive, interpret and verify load or product documentation. 1.3. Identify load handling characteristics. 1.4. Select appropriate mechanical handling equipment. 1.5. Undertake a pre start check on mechanical handling equipment. |
2. Store product | 2.1. Lift, carry and set down load with mechanical handling equipment. 2.2. Store load at the specified location, in compliance with other storage requirements. 2.3. Identify product faults through observation and quality assessments of products. 2.4. Remove non conforming product. 2.5. Maintain situational awareness in storage area. 2.6. Complete housekeeping. |
3. Document product | 3.1. Complete inventory records. 3.2. Document storage product information and take appropriate actions. 3.3. Communicate relevant information 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, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:
undertake preparations and follow safe working practices when storing product, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals
use mechanical handling and load shifting equipment to lift, carry and set down loads
use electronic and other control systems to control equipment and processes during product storage
communicate effectively, by written and verbal means, in the work area, when undertaking product storage.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
workplace documentation and procedures relevant to storage, in the pulp and paper industry including:
work health and safety (WHS) including activity or load shifting licensing requirements, plant clearance, job safety analysis, permit systems
risks and hazards identification
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)and housekeeping requirements for storage, production and packaging schedules
freight transport regulation including load limits and restraint, driver fatigue and train of responsibility productivity requirements
quality procedures and quality assurance documentation including ISO 9002
environmental sustainability requirements and practices
plant manufacturing operating manuals
oil or chemical spills and disposal guidelines
plant isolation documentation
work and customer orders
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
causes and effects of equipment or system faults and required corrective action
operating parameters, variation and associated adjustments for product storage processes, layout and associated services, within level of responsibility
key features of maintenance systems, including operator level maintenance as per site agreements, operator maintenance schedules, maintenance suppliers and pro-active maintenance strategies
key features of warehouse organization, workflow procedures and inventory systems
purposes of stock rotation of stored products
how to operate load shifting equipment
use of electronic and other control systems, operation and application to make appropriate adjustments that control storage of product.
Assessment Conditions
The following resources must be made available:
access to the full range of equipment, product, materials and documentation involved in product storage operations, in a pulp or paper manufacturing facility
templates for inventory and storage records
products to be stored
personal protective equipment required for storing product
relevant personnel for the purposes of communicating information
mechanical handling equipment.
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or in a productive environment that accurately reflects performance in a workplace.
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: | interpret instruments, gauges and data recording equipment. |
Writing skills to: | record and report product information accurately and legibly using correct technical vocabulary. |
Oral communication skills to: | select and use appropriate spoken communication strategies with work teams and other personnel on site, during storage operations. |
Reading skills to: | read and interpret documentation, procedures and reports. |
Problem solving skills to: | maintain situational awareness in the work area. |
Technology skills to: | access, navigate and enter computer based information for storing of product including inventory systems, non conforming product and customer orders use electronic and other control systems to make appropriate adjustments, that control storage of product operate materials handling and high risk load shifting equipment. |
Range Statement
Not Applicable
Sectors
Pulp and Paper Manufacturing