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Establish work routines and manage wool harvesting and preparation staff

Establish work routines and manage wool harvesting and preparation staff

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCWOL404A
State Code
D7295
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
10/06/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
14/02/2014
Field of Education
050103 - Wool Science
Original Release Date
14/02/2014
Nominal Hours
200
Description
This unit covers the establishment of work routines and management of wool harvesting and preparation staff and defines the standard required to: allocate and communicate staff roles and responsibilities; provide information on industrial arrangements to staff; perform shed staff duties including pen up, board person, wool handler; explain clip preparation requirements to shed staff; provide training to overcome capability shortfalls in individuals and the team; implement strategies to foster teamwork and trust and deal with conflict; monitor team and individual work performance and provide confirmatory or corrective feedback; implement environmental policies in the shearing workplace.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Define work roles for shed staff
  • 1.1. Roles and responsibilities of shed staff are clearly defined.
  • 1.2. Skills of shed staff are accurately identified and matched with available tasks and duties.
  • 1.3. Requirements of job duties and Code of Practice are clearly identified and communicated to shed staff.
  • 1.4. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policy and procedures are effectively communicated and implemented.
2. Induct shed staff
  • 2.1. OHS hazards are identified, risks assessed and suitable controls are implemented.
  • 2.2. The details of shearing, including flock and mob details, are communicated to staff
  • 2.3. New staff are briefed on relevant awards, enterprise agreements, pay rates and related administration.
  • 2.4. New staff are advised of terms and conditions and signed on.
  • 2.5. New staff are familiarised with the workplace and colleagues.
  • 2.6. Enterprise environmental policy and procedures are effectively communicated and implemented.
3. Perform shed hand duties
  • 3.1. Board persons' duties are performed including picking up and throwing fleece, sweeping board and preparing non fleece wools.
  • 3.2. Wool handlers' duties are performed including skirting and rolling a fleece, preparing non fleece wools and keeping wool area clean.
  • 3.3. Pen up duties are performed including keeping mobs separate and monitoring and filling catching pens.
  • 3.4. Wool pressers' activities are performed including keeping wool press area clean, pressing, branding, weighing and recording bale details in the wool book.
4. Support on-the-job training
  • 4.1. Individuals are encouraged to self-evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement.
  • 4.2. Training needs are determined through appraisal of staff and the monitoring of work performance.
  • 4.3. Practical skills are analysed and then explained and/or demonstrated as required.
  • 4.4. Workplace learning opportunities are provided, with coaching and mentoring to support learning.
  • 4.5. Staff responsibilities are adjusted to allow for practice and skills development where required.
5. Performance manage shed staff
  • 5.1. Performance standards for clip preparation are established and communicated to individuals and the team.
  • 5.2. Skirting requirements are explained, accurate and efficient technique demonstrated and skirtings ratio is monitored.
  • 5.3. Requirements for separating specific parts of the fleece are clearly described to wool handlers and justified by Code of Practice or processor requirements.
  • 5.4. Motivation strategies are used for shed staff to maintain a consistent focus on clip preparation standards and timing of operations.
6. Maintain effective working relations with the team
  • 6.1. Problems are recognised and addressed through discussion with work group.
  • 6.2. Assistance is sought from work group members when difficulties arise in achieving allocated tasks.
  • 6.3. Discussion and information sharing is routinely used to communicate requirements of work activities through a participative approach.
  • 6.4. Disagreements and conflicts are managed constructively using appropriate conflict management strategies.
7. Provide feedback to shed staff
  • 7.1. Feedback is clear, constructive and provided promptly to individuals to maintain high quality clip preparation.
  • 7.2. Confirmatory feedback is provided to emphasise good performance and technique and its importance for clip quality.
  • 7.3. Corrective feedback is provided in a constructive way, including an explanation of the effects of poor performance or incorrect technique and strategies for improvement.
  • 7.4. Under performance is addressed both on an individual and team basis.
  • 7.5. Clip data is used to share feedback on clips prepared with team members.
RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Clip types may include:
merino
crossbred
other breeds.
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
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:
allocate and communicate staff roles and responsibilities
provide information on industrial arrangements to staff
perform shed staff duties including pen up, board person, wool handler
explain clip preparation requirements to shed staff
provide training to overcome capability shortfalls in individuals and the team
implement strategies to foster teamwork and trust and deal with conflict
monitor team and individual work performance and provide confirmatory or corrective feedback
implement environmental policies in the shearing workplace.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
BAT94 AHCWOL404 Establish work routines and manage wool harvesting and preparation staff Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
D500 AHC40110 Certificate IV in Agriculture Qualification
J795 AHC41313 Certificate IV in Wool Classing Qualification
D512 AHC41310 Certificate IV in Wool Classing Qualification