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Facilitate and improve 5S

Facilitate and improve 5S

Unit of competency
National Code
MSS403045
State Code
OEQ14
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
16/12/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
03/05/2023
Field of Education
080317 - Quality Management
Original Release Date
03/05/2023
Nominal Hours
45
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to facilitate the implementation of 5S, monitor how it is being applied and support continuous improvement. This unit applies to team leaders, supervisors, managers or others who have been given the responsibility to lead, facilitate and assist a formal or ad hoc team, and the authority to make changes to work practices. This unit applies to any organisation that is implementing continuous improvement or more formal competitive systems and practices. No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Plan for 5S implementation
  • 1.1Facilitate agreement within team on prioritising and scheduling application of 5S across target work area
  • 1.2Facilitate processes and provide information to assist team to identify how own and collective functions contribute to internal and/or external customer requirements
  • 1.3Assist team to identify how own and collective tasks contribute to work area functions
  • 1.4Establish communication and reporting processes with team
  • 1.5Identify need for resources, approvals or other management support for 5S and initiate action according to procedures
2. Facilitate the set-up of 5S
  • 2.1 Facilitate and contribute to team processes to determine necessary and unnecessary items in work area
  • 2.2 Provide guidance and feedback to assist team to determine optimum assigned location for all necessary items
  • 2.3 Liaise with relevant operational, management, work health and safety (WHS) and other specialist personnel as needed to determine optimum locations
  • 3.4 Assist team to determine optimum location for unnecessary items
  • 4.5 Facilitate team input to determine 5S schedule
3. Facilitate the implementation of 5S
  • 3.1 Make, or initiate action for, updates to procedures to reflect 5S practices
  • 3.2 Identify skills and/or other development needs of team in relation to 5S and provide support or initiate action to address identified needs
  • 3.3 Ensure that any damage and/or safety risks reported by team are addressed through correct mechanisms
4. Monitor 5S
  • 4.1 Check work area for 5S implementation as part of normal routine
  • 4.2 Identify non-conformances
  • 4.3 Negotiate solutions to non-conformances with team and, where relevant, other stakeholders
5. Improve 5S
  • 5.1 Work with team and others to find areas for improvement
  • 5.2 Facilitate respectful discussion of ideas within team to develop improvement solutions
  • 5.3 Facilitate availability of resources required for improvement solution
  • 5.4 Facilitate implementation of improvement solution
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BAK22 MSS403039 Facilitate and improve 5S in an office Unit of competency
BAK21 MSS403040 Facilitate and improve implementation of 5S Unit of competency