Modification History
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Unit Descriptor
This unit of competency covers optimising the sustainability performance of a complete work area in a plant or part of the manufacturing value chain. It includes ensuring that production systems comply with sustainability and other environmental requirements and that optimal process, plant and equipment utilisation is planned and carried out. It also covers problem solving to fully meet sustainability needs and to ensure that production of finished goods meets customer requirements.
Application of the Unit
This unit applies inside organisations and their value chains. The unit has been developed with manufacturing operations as a focus especially work areas that process materials or components to manufacture products. However, because of the range of organisations in a typical manufacturing value chain it may also be applied to other types of organisations.
The unit scope includes products made, services offered, and use of sites by an organisation or manufacturing value chain member (e.g. supplier of goods or services or a customer).
This unit describes the work conducted by senior operators, technicians, team leaders or frontline managers and other support staff who optimise process systems as part of their work function. The unit includes all items of equipment and unit operations which form part of the process of a complete area and assumes that the required production, technical, science or other operational skills and knowledge necessary to work in the process or work area have already been gained.
All operations are performed in accordance with organisational procedures, licensing requirements, legislative requirements and industrial awards and agreements.
Environmental sensitivities referred to in this unit are at the issue level. The technical measurement of operational performance or measurement of emissions or other environmental impact is not covered by this unit.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not applicable.
Pre-Requisites
Not applicable.
Employability Skills Information
This unit contains employability skills
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
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Elements and Performance Criteria
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Analyse and evaluate current sustainability performance of process or work area |
1.1 |
Identify sustainability goals of the enterprise as they relate to work area |
1.2 |
Compare actual with possible performance |
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1.3 |
Identify abnormal or sub-optimal sustainability performance |
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1.4 |
Identify hazards associated with process, plant and equipment relevant to work area |
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1.5 |
Collect and evaluate relevant records to determine possible causes for sub-optimal sustainability performance |
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1.6 |
Use appropriate techniques to rank possible causes from most to least probable cause |
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Develop plan to optimise sustainable performance of process or work area |
2.1 |
Analyse causes to determine appropriate action |
2.2 |
Predict the impact of a change in one unit or area on other value chain components |
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2.3 |
Predict the impact of a change on sustainability performance |
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2.4 |
Develop measurable objectives and evaluate alternatives |
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2.5 |
Identify requirements to implement change |
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2.6 |
Consult with stakeholders regarding planned changes and impacts |
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2.7 |
Develop optimisation plan taking account of hazards identified and sustainability implications and communicate to appropriate personnel |
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2.8 |
Evaluate optimisation action to determine measures of effectiveness |
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3 |
Coordinate sustainability optimisation action plan |
3.1 |
Coordinate all appropriate process steps and operations in order to rectify causes in process, plant and equipment performance |
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Initiate and/or implement all required optimisation actions |
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3.3 |
Communicate optimisation outcomes to all relevant personnel |
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3.4 |
Implement procedures and systems to eliminate possible future causes |
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3.5 |
Record all relevant information |
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Develop continuous improvement strategies |
4.1 |
Review sources of information to identify possible factors causing sub-optimal performance |
4.2 |
Identify options for removing or controlling the risk of sub-optimal performance |
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4.3 |
Assess the adequacy of existing control and quality methods and systems |
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4.4 |
Identify opportunities to continuously improve performance |
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4.5 |
Develop recommendations for continual improvement of process, plant and equipment effectiveness |
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4.6 |
Consult with appropriate personnel and implement continuous improvement strategies |
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Document implementation of continuous improvement strategies |
Required Skills and Knowledge
Required knowledge includes:
Required skills include:
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Evidence Guide
Overview of assessment |
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to analyse current sustainability performance of a process or plant area and prepare proposals for measurable improvement in sustainability. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts. Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
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Method of assessment |
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Guidance information for assessment |
Range Statement
Sustainability |
Sustainability is used to mean the entire sustainable performance of either the organisation/plant or the process or work area depending on the context of the relevant sentence. It includes:
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Value chain components |
Value chain components include:
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Interactions with the environment |
Interactions with the environment may include:
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Procedures |
Procedures include:
Procedures may be:
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Typical problems |
Typical problems will require the application of detailed operational and process knowledge over the entire production/manufacturing area, including the principles of operation of the equipment. For manufacturing areas it may include the science of the changes to materials occurring within that area and the sustainability impacts of those changes |
Environmental sensitivities |
Environmental sensitivities may include:
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Performance |
Performance covers the process, plant and equipment performance. Possible performance includes that performance indicated by:
It may also include process/takt time requirements |
Sustainability issues |
Sustainability issues (as relevant to the work/process area) may include:
Sustainability related issues may also exist irrespective of the carbon equivalence aspects of the issue. This may include:
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Hazards |
Hazards is used to include:
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Data and records |
Historical data and records may include:
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Unit Sector(s)
Sustainability
Custom Content Section
Not applicable.