Elements and Performance Criteria

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

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

Resources may include:
Electronic communications equipment - computers, e-mail, facsimile machines, telephones, answering machines.
Transport equipment - forklift, cranes, trolleys, stock pickers, conveyors
Packaging crates and bins - wooden crates, wire cages, wooden pallets, cardboard cartons
Parts - raw materials, parts, consumables
Sealing material - tapes, steel and nylon strapping, staples
International handling codes - fragile, use no hooks, this end up, do not drop
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 delivery dockets, invoices, packing slips, orders
Completing company stock control sheets, forms and schedules - written / electronic
Reading and interpreting tags and labels

Numeracy skills may include:
Counting and recording parts
Checking quantities against parts lists

Critical aspects of Evidence:
Evidence of achievement is required in all of the following:
Use transport equipment and tools to select and dispatch parts
Apply company order and inventory procedures
Identify and select parts
Pack and dispatch parts
Apply enterprise OH&S policy and procedures
Maintain an effective, clean and safe work site
Apply manual handling techniques

Underpinning knowledge:
Types of electronic equipment and their application
Types of transport equipment and their application
Company order and inventory procedures and paperwork
Types of storage containers - wooden crates, wire cages, wooden pallets, cardboard cartons
Identification of parts
Knowledge of international handling codes
Knowledge of enterprise OH&S policy and procedures
Company packaging procedures
Handling and storage procedures for dangerous goods