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Title
Operate woolskin pre-finishing machinery
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
35
This unit standard is for people who work in the woolskin
manufacturing sector of the fellmongery or leather processing
industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret
company processing requirements; set up pre-finishing
machinery for operation; operate pre-finishing machinery and
process woolskins; describe the effects of incorrect woolskin
pre-finishing operations; describe processing stages preceding
and following woolskin pre-finishing machinery operations;
demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and
statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing
Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2
Definitions
Company specifications are criteria set by the company related to materials,
processes and practices.
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policies, procedures and
practices related to activities in the workplace.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Interpret company processing requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Processing details are interpreted from company production information.
Range
details include but are not limited to – batch identification, skin
type, number of skins, processing instructions, comments, and
special requirements.
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1.2
Production planning priorities are identified in accordance with company and
customer requirements.
1.3
Departures from company specifications are checked and authorised in
accordance with company requirements.
1.4
The completion of lead-in production processes is checked against production
information and confirmed before processing commences.
Outcome 2
Set up pre-finishing machinery for operation.
Range
machinery types include but are not limited to – toggling, conditioning, and
staking machines.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safety checks prior to machinery start-up are carried out in accordance with
company requirements.
2.2
Any machines failing safety checks are handled and reported in accordance
with company requirements.
2.3
Processing machinery is set up in accordance with woolskin processing
requirements, production planning priorities, and company tolerance
specifications.
Outcome 3
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Evidence requirements
Operate pre-finishing machinery and process woolskins.
Range
machinery types include but are not limited to – toggling, conditioning, and
staking machines.
3.1
Start-up, operation, monitoring, maintenance, shutdown and cleaning of prefinishing machinery meet company requirements.
3.2
Skins are inspected, assessed, presented, and fed or loaded into processing
machinery in accordance with company specifications.
3.3
Feed-in or loading of skins is coordinated with co-workers in accordance with
company requirements.
3.4
Pre-finishing machinery is adjusted to suit woolskin quality requirements and
production priorities.
3.5
Any machine stoppages, blockages, and breakdowns are reported in
accordance with company requirements.
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3.6
Skin batches are processed in accordance with production priorities and
company quality and speed requirements.
3.7
Monitoring of pre-finishing machinery and processes meet company
requirements.
3.8
Processed skins meet company quality specifications.
3.9
Any processing problems affecting skin quality are identified and reported in
accordance with company requirements.
3.10
Processed skins are stacked and transferred to the next stage of processing in
accordance with company specifications for skin types and production
requirements.
3.11
Process control checks and documentation are completed in accordance with
company requirements.
Outcome 4
Describe the effects of incorrect woolskin pre-finishing operations.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The effects of incorrect pre-finishing operations are described in terms of the
cost to the tannery.
Range
effects include but are not limited to – damage, requirements for
rework, customer dissatisfaction, financial loss.
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processing stages include but are not limited to – key processing steps,
Outcome 5
Describe processing stages preceding and following woolskin pre-finishing machinery
operations.
Range
production outcomes, quality outcomes, effects of non-conformance.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Production requirements of the preceding processing stages are described in
accordance with company specifications.
5.2
Production requirements of the following processing stages are described in
accordance with company specifications.
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Outcome 6
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
6.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
6.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
6.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
6.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
6.6
Any machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported
to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Outcome 7
This unit standard is
Company supplied clothing,
and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
expiring
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
7.1
7.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk injuries to the operator and others.
7.3
Any unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness comply with organisational and
statutory requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 August 1996
31 December 2015
Revision
2
23 March 1999
31 December 2015
Revision
3
20 February 2002
31 December 2015
Revision
4
16 January 2003
31 December 2015
Revision
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2015
Review
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
Review
7
21 February 2013
31 December 2015
Rollover
8
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
9
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
This unit standard is
expiring
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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