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.
Production
Production in this unit refers to operations requiring major engineering input and significant coordination of suppliers, purchasing and scheduling including:
volume production of components or full items (e.g. whitegoods, vehicles, transformers and transport equipment)
jobbing production
on-site fabrication of engineering-related items
Identify parameters, context and objectives of operations
Parameters, context and objectives to be taken into account may include:
customer requirements
stock levels
production capacity and availability
labour requirements and availability
supplier capacity
warehousing, stores and logistics
Relevant stakeholders
Relevant stakeholders may include:
team
organisation functional groups
supervisors with approval delegation
customers and suppliers
OHS, regulatory requirements and enterprise procedures
OHS, regulatory requirements and enterprise procedures may include:
OHS Acts and regulations
relevant standards
industry codes of practice
risk assessments
registration requirements
safe work practices
state and territory regulatory requirements
Legal obligations of businesses
Businesses have legal obligations under:
contract law
commercial law
company law
fair trading act has customer protection and restrictive trade provisions
environmental planning and assessment act
Commonwealth and state/territory tax laws
industrial law which deals with employee and employer relationships, awards and agreements, trade unions, and their powers and rights
OHS Act and regulations
Records of operations
Records of operations may include:
tenders, contracts and schedules
personnel, resource allocations and financial management procedures
standard operating procedures, including maintenance procedures
OHS committee minutes and actions, risk management and mitigation
documentation and records of current safe work methods statements, MSDS and work permits
standards, codes of practice, audits and meetings
communications, graphics and specifications
Continuous improvement implementation
Continuous improvement implementation may relate to plant, products, processes, systems or services, including design, development, implementation or manufacture, commissioning, operation or delivery and maintenance. Improvement processes may include techniques, such as:
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 systems participation
technical training
Constraints and contingencies
Contingencies arising during operations or improvement projects will have constraints on possible solutions. These may be:
financial
organisation procedural or culture
physical constraints such as limits to resources, limits to site access or logistical limitations
Systems thinking
Systems thinking:
is the process of developing solutions within the context of an entire system
recognises that an improvement in one subsystem can adversely affect another subsystem
Lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing uses cost, capacity and responsiveness, quality, reliability and waste minimisation as drivers of the process and measures for process improvement. Lean manufacturing is the response of many organisations to local, regional, national and global market competitiveness
Software options and the need for validation

Software may be employed for planning, scheduling, and performance analysis/modelling and may include:
enterprise resources planning (ERP), system control and data acquisition (SCADA) and spreadsheets. Underpinning program techniques and algorithms should be understood
Validation techniques include:
comparison of traditional solutions for simple design problems with software solutions to the same design problems
review of previously implemented design challenges which were completed using the software

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:
coordinate delegated responsibilities for manufacturing operations to the supplying, scheduling and purchasing of priority materials consistent with priorities and product flow
coordinate transfer operations, buffer and emergency stocks
implement constraint and contingency strategies
monitor operations for compliance with organisational policies and procedures, product and process sustainability
communicate, cooperate and negotiate with relevant stakeholders
manage reporting against key performance indicators and organisation requirements.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
This unit may be assessed on the job, off the job or a combination of both on and off the job. Where assessment occurs off the job, that is, the candidate is not in productive work, then a simulated working environment must be used where the range of conditions reflects 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.