Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to identify production requirements and capacities and prepare schedules for production of a component/part.
It applies to the scheduling of the manufacture of a single component, a single assembly function, a single small production work unit or production cell, or a single production process, where there are only a small number of constraints or variables.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Band: B
Unit Weight: 8

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
• identifying and interpreting production process data and procedures to identify production requirements and capacities
• using a project management tool to develop a Gantt chart, or similar graphical display to depict the production schedule, to schedule production of components/parts
• undertaking numerical and mathematical calculations, as required
• documenting schedule in accordance with SOPs.

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
• scheduling techniques
• production methods
• quality assurance requirements
• inventory policies
• procurement, supply requirements and constraints
• general staffing levels, capabilities and application of standard times
• machine set-up, capability and application of standard times
• enterprise safety requirements and directives.

Assessment Conditions

• Assessors must:
• have vocational competency in undertaking production scheduling 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

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency.\nFoundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.'}

Prerequisite Units

• MEM13015
• MEM16006

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
  MEM

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