PMBPROD311E — Produce blow moulded products

1 Plan work requirements

• 1.1Identify and check materials requirements, including additives and regrind and their amounts or percentages, from job specifications
• 1.2Identify equipment and processes required for production and upstream and downstream operations from job specifications
• 1.3Perform pre-operational checks including checking for and controlling hazards, checking planned and historical maintenance fixes and confirming that any historical issues have been appropriately addressed
• 1.4Identify and check emergency stops, guards and controls
• 1.5Identify checks and testing processes required for equipment, materials, quality and production management to meet job requirements
• 1.6Identify housekeeping tasks and waste management strategies to collect excess, discarded or nonconforming materials to be disposed of, recycled or reprocessed according to workplace procedures
• 1.7Check availability of post-moulding labelling, packaging and storage consumables to complete the task once in operation

2 Perform pre-production tasks

• 2.1Verify equipment and mould requirements against job specifications
• 2.2Set production process according to equipment and job specifications, and adjust process to optimise output based on selected materials
• 2.3Set up and adjust blow moulding equipment for shot size, parison control, die gap, temperature, screw speed, cycle speed, slow close setting (or cushion) and timing to meet job specifications
• 2.4Verify raw materials are correct against job specifications
• 2.5Set up date, batch and materials markings according to workplace procedures
• 2.6Undertake other pre-startup checks according to equipment specifications and safe workplace procedures

3 Operate equipment and make adjustments

• 3.1Start up equipment safely and run through a ‘dry cycle’ to warm hydraulics and components to operating temperature before production
• 3.2Operate blow moulding equipment safely, and adjust settings to meet job specifications
• 3.3Ensure process is operating according to equipment specifications and workplace procedures
• 3.4Follow checking and testing processes to assess if output meets job specifications and quality standards, and apply strategies for managing non-conforming outputs
• 3.5Maintain continuity of process to support production requirements
• 3.6Accurately complete logs and records and any observations that require attention
• 3.7Apply waste management strategies to collect excess, discarded or nonconforming materials to be disposed of, recycled, or reprocessed according to safe workplace procedures
• 3.8Clean work area, and clean, adjust and lubricate equipment, according to equipment specifications and workplace procedures
• 3.9Pause or stop machine cycle in normal and abnormal circumstances according to safe workplace procedures

4 Anticipate and solve process control variances

• 4.1Recognise existing or potential process control variances and their root causes
• 4.2Determine, prioritise and implement remedial and preventative actions based on identified issues and causes
• 4.3Monitor process control variances and corrective actions taken until resolved
• 4.4Accurately maintain records and logbooks

4 Shut down equipment

• 4.1Shut down equipment according to equipment instructions and workplace procedures
• 4.2Complete equipment clean-up and post-production adjustments according to equipment instructions and workplace procedures
• 4.3Put guards, locks and notices in place to prevent inadvertent start-up
• 4.4Accurately complete workplace shutdown documentation, including logging identified safety issues or concerns that require attention and notify management and/or maintenance for action according to workplace procedures

What does an assessment tool for PMBPROD311E need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PMBPROD311E needs to address all 45 unit components: 5 elements with 30 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 11 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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