Elements and Performance Criteria

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.
Client
Client may be:
internal or external to the designer’s organisation
Appropriate technical and professional assistance
Appropriate technical and professional assistance may include:
technical support and advice relating to elements which have intrinsic dangers, for example:
high pressure
energised fluid vessels
high temperatures and heat energy capacity
wiring or devices with high current or voltages above extra low voltage
professional support for technologies, such as:
specialist electric motor drives and controllers
specialist materials, plastics, metal alloys and nano materials
special processes, foundry, alloy welding, heat treatment, sealing and fastening
professional services for:
finance, accounts and tax
insurance and legal
training and human resources (HR)
Parameters to the brief
The design brief may include the design of new manufacturing processes or fault analysis, rectification or modification to an existing design. Parameters to the design brief may include:
daily and seasonal production rates
requirements for shift work
provisions for increasing or reducing production rates
expected quality levels
other special features and limits in the design brief
OHS, regulatory, sustainability and environmental issues
OHS, regulatory, sustainability and environmental issues may include:
OHS Acts and regulations
relevant standards
industry codes of practice
risk assessments
registration requirements
safe work practices
minimising ecological and environmental footprint of process, plant and product
maximising economic benefit of process plant and product to the organisation and the community
minimising the negative OHS impact on employees, community and customer
state and territory regulatory requirements
Production systems
Production systems may include:
suppliers
materials handling systems
manufacturing processes
labour force capability
dstribution systems
Design methologies
Design methodologies may include:
design for assembly
design for automated assembly
design for manufacturability
design for qualify
design for maintainability
concurrent engineering
Automated design tools
Automated design tools may include:
computer-aided design (CAD)
computer-aided engineering (CAE)
solid modelling
finite element analysis
group technology (GT)
computer-aided process planning (CAPP)
expert system tools
cost analysis and financial modelling tools
Product manufacturability
Product manufacturability may be enhanced by concurrent product and process design. Product design for manufacturability includes:
consideration of manufacturing processes and plant in the product design process, such as the use of group technologies
Continuous improvement
Continuous improvement implementation may relate to plant, products, processes, systems or services, including design, development, implementation or manufacuture, commissioning, operation or delivery and maintenance.
Continuous improvement techniques may include:
balanced scorecard
current and future state mapping
measuring performance against benchmarks
process improvement, problem solving and decision making
data management, generation, recording, analysing, storing and use of software
training for improvement system participation
technical training

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.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently:
plan and design manufacturing facilities, services, plant, tooling and process, and process control system
interpret features of product and processing options and parameters to the brief or contract
advise client based on discipline knowledge and OHS and regulatory standards
establish budget and control measures and design schedule within design project control plan
research current manufacturing process design techniques, product manufacturability, process design, layout and automation options, lean systems and supply chain value analysis
determine sustainability, OHS, regulatory and risk management requirements
review software options, facilities, services, plant and tooling requirements of products, stock control, warehousing, buffer and emergency stock, material and product flow, transfer operations, information flow and manufacturing process control, process maintenance management, labour requirements and skills distribution
model and calculate using appropriate software and validation techniques
generate and evaluate a range of solutions for feasibility against design criteria
incorporate maintenance management, HR, information management and continuous improvement systems
implement systems thinking, continuous improvement, and constraint and contingency management options
communicate, negotiate and review with stakeholders and client throughout process to obtain agreement on proposal and sign-off on design
document design with required drawings, specifications and instructions.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Full assessment of this unit would normally need to be undertaken on the job in the context of a commercial design project and software. Assessment of some elements of the manufacturing design process may be possible off the job providing full plant simulation facilities and software are available that reflect realistic workplace situations.
The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team.
Where applicable, reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity, age, gender, demographics and disability.
Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required. Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.
Method of assessment
Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package.
Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of underpinning knowledge.
Assessment methods must be by direct observation of tasks and include questioning on underpinning knowledge to ensure its correct interpretation and application.
Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process.
Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances.
Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency where required.
Guidance information for assessment
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.