Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to monitor warehouse record keeping processes, including computer based or manual, supervise the production of inventory system reports and analyse inventory reports and applies to the supervision of a warehouse inventory system used by other warehouse, production and maintenance or management personnel.

Where skills to maintain/supervise application of quality procedures are required unit MEM15012 Maintain/supervise the application of quality procedures should also be selected.

Where computer-based records are used appropriate computer units should also be selected.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

interpreting information on requisition, purchase, sales, shipping and invoice documentation, inventory records, discrepancy reports, list and other applicable reference documents for managing warehouse inventory system

developing monitoring procedures for an inventory system to monitor loss control, maximum/minimum limits and rotation of stock

establishing discrepancy reporting procedures

undertaking numerical operations and calculations associated with managing a warehouse inventory system

accessing/managing manual and electronic information, including communicating with staff about the system/s used in the enterprise and monitoring all warehouse documentation

preparing reports, including inventory, special stock level, reconciling and other reports, as required, and identifying major trends in accordance with procedures.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures

inventory systems, for example, Just-in-Time (JIT), KANBAN and MRP2

quality procedures

monitoring and discrepancy processes and procedures

warehouse organisation principles

storage of hazardous materials

auditing procedures

relationship of manufacturing system to inventory process

techniques for developing inventory monitoring and discrepancy procedures.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in managing warehouse inventory system at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires

Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

• text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Prerequisite Units

• {'code': 'MEM11007', 'title': 'Administer inventory procedures'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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