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Evidence Guide: ICPSU482C - Troubleshoot and optimise materials and machinery

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

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ICPSU482C - Troubleshoot and optimise materials and machinery

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Review material behaviour

  1. Evaluation of material or product structure is conducted to identify options for production
  2. Material handling options are chosen to ensure best performance of materials during production
  3. Options are assessed to determine most effective/efficient method of production, ensuring highest quality and yield from the materials
  4. A test runs confirms correct options or the need for further adjustment or trialling to meet quality standards
  5. Options and recommendations are documented for future reference according to enterprise procedures
Evaluation of material or product structure is conducted to identify options for production

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Material handling options are chosen to ensure best performance of materials during production

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Options are assessed to determine most effective/efficient method of production, ensuring highest quality and yield from the materials

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A test runs confirms correct options or the need for further adjustment or trialling to meet quality standards

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Options and recommendations are documented for future reference according to enterprise procedures

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Tune and adjust machinery

  1. Idiosyncrasies of machines are reviewed and adjustments or tuning undertaken to compensate or to exploit the idiosyncrasy, within the manufacturer's specifications
  2. Options are assessed to determine most effective/efficient method of production, ensuring highest quality and yield from machinery
  3. A test runs confirms correct options and settings or the need for further adjustment or tuning to meet quality standards
  4. Options and recommendations are documented for future reference according to enterprise procedures
  5. Instruction is provided to machine operator or finisher on new practices, if required
Idiosyncrasies of machines are reviewed and adjustments or tuning undertaken to compensate or to exploit the idiosyncrasy, within the manufacturer's specifications

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Options are assessed to determine most effective/efficient method of production, ensuring highest quality and yield from machinery

Completed
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A test runs confirms correct options and settings or the need for further adjustment or tuning to meet quality standards

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Options and recommendations are documented for future reference according to enterprise procedures

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Instruction is provided to machine operator or finisher on new practices, if required

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Troubleshoot machinery and material problems

  1. Corrective or preventive action is recommended and implemented where appropriate
  2. Changes are communicated to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner
  3. Changes are monitored to confirm improvement to production efficiency
  4. Ongoing problems are reported according to enterprise procedures
Corrective or preventive action is recommended and implemented where appropriate

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Changes are communicated to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner

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Changes are monitored to confirm improvement to production efficiency

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Ongoing problems are reported according to enterprise procedures

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

recommend and implement new practices that extend the every day use of materials and machinery and troubleshoot problems material and machinery

produce a portfolio that demonstrates that each element has been carried out. This should include records of standards and monitoring procedures and evidence that they are being effectively carried out

production efficiencies are confirmed through discussions with senior management and review of workplace documentation

evidence for assessment may be gathered from assessment of the unit of competency alone or through an integrated assessment activity.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

assessment may take place on the job, off the job or a combination of these. Off the job assessment must be undertaken in a closely simulated workplace environment

machinery and materials.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

OHS in relation to operating machinery such as safely switching off machinery before cleaning is started

communication of ideas and information by communicating changes to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner

collecting, analysing and organising information by documenting options and recommendations for future reference according to enterprise procedures

planning and organising activities by assessing options to determine the most effective/efficient method of production

teamwork when providing instructions to machine operator or finisher on new practices

mathematical ideas and techniques by conducting test runs to confirm correct options and settings

problem-solving skills by evaluating material or product structure to identify options for production

use of technology by working with relevant equipment and machinery

Required knowledge

need for implementing change

changes to existing production areas that will have to be made

integrating the operation into existing organisational processes

materials that are required in addition to existing ones

alternatives to the chosen process

process choice

review that was conducted to assess the process to suit customer requirements

different materials used to produce the same results without the production problems

production plan information that will aid in determining the process

impact of the process on existing operations

integrating training into existing process operations

eliminate existing production problems

optimising existing machinery or equipment

special provisions that will be necessary to extend the use of equipment

expected production life of this equipment and machinery

technology that could see this equipment outdated

technology that could improve this equipment or machinery

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Material handling options may include:

fanning

stacking

drying

moisture

quantities

mixers

glues.

Technical guidance may include:

the competencies relate to personnel who provide technical guidance and assistance to work teams.

Data sources may include:

may include manual records or reports or computerised production monitoring systems.

Decision making may include:

decisions may have a significant effect on the results of a production line/unit/department.