Elements and Performance Criteria

Range of Contexts:
This competency standard applies to:
Truck/Bus/Trailer Manufacture and Assembly

Sources of information/documentation may include:
Manufacturer specifications
Company operating procedures
Product manufacturer specifications
Customer requirements
Industry/workplace codes of practice
State/industry OH&S legislation

Resources may include:
Machines used include drills, lathes, millers, reamers, honers, threading, grinders, broaching, CNC robot controlled.
Micrometers, vernier gauges, calipers, feeler gauges.
Work order, job sheets
Qualified workplace assessor
Workplace or simulated workplace

Context:
Competency must be assessed in a safe working environment and in accordance with endorsed industry assessment guidelines.
The underpinning knowledge and skills may be assessed on or off-the-job.
The assessment of practical skills must take place only after a period of supervised practice and repetitive experience. If workplace conditions are not available, assessment in simulated workplace conditions is acceptable.
The prescribed outcome must be able to be achieved without direct supervision.

Concurrent assessment and pre-requisite relationship:
This unit may be assessed in conjunction with other units that form part of the function or for a particular job role for a company.

Consistency of performance:
Competency is best assessed through observation over a period of time and in a variety of situations. Supplementary evidence of underpinning knowledge and the capability to manage tasks and operational and workplace contingencies should be gained through questioning and the use of work based examples.
Questioning should be undertaken in such a manner as is appropriate to the language and literacy levels of the operator and to the requirements of the unit of competency.

Language, literacy and numeracy skills:
Speaking and listening skills may include:
Listening to and following verbal instructions
Giving verbal instructions and technical information

Reading and writing skills may include:
Reading and interpreting company forms eg job sheets, work orders, company standards documentation
Completing company forms (written / electronic) eg job sheets, work orders
Reading and interpreting equipment manuals, tags and labels

Numeracy skills may include:
Counting and recording parts
Checking quantities against parts lists
Measuring parts, calibrating machines.

Critical aspects of evidence:
Evidence of achievement is required in all of the following:
Set up and use of machining equipment
Machine parts to company standards
Produce machined components / parts to meet the production schedule
Limit the number of faulty parts to less than quality standards
Produce work flow records
Identify and mark faulty parts
Employ company OH&S policy and procedures
Apply manual handling techniques

Underpinning knowledge:
Procedures for the safe and efficient set up and use of machining equipment
Read and interpret work orders
Identification of faulty parts
Company procedures for dealing with faulty parts
Company production schedules and work flow records - paper based / electronic
Company Quality standards
Company OH&S policy and procedures
Manual handling processes