8238 Operate Woolskin Wet Buffing Machinery

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Title Operate woolskin wet buffing machinery

Level 3 Credits 25

Purpose 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 wet buffing machinery for operation; operate wet buffing machinery and wet buff woolskins; describe the effects of incorrect woolskin wet buffing operations; describe processing stages preceding and following woolskin wet buffing 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. s Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policies,is proceduresi and practices related to activities in the workplace. d d r ar Outcomes and evidence requirements dad nan Outcome 1 ta t s s gng Interpret company processing requirements.t it in i ni n ir ir Evidence requirements u u p p s is xex 1.1 Processing detailsi h are interpretede from company production information. ThT 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 terms of 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 in accordance with company requirements.

Outcome 2

Set up wet buffing machinery for operation.

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 reported in accordance with company requirements.

2.3 Wet buffing machinery is set up in accordance with woolskin processing requirements, production planning priorities, and company tolerance specifications.

Outcome 3

Operate wet buffing machinery and wet buff woolskins.

3.1 Start-up, operation, monitoring, maintenance, shutdown and cleaning of wet buffing machinery meet company requirements. s is 3.2 Skins are inspected, assessed, presented, and fed intoi wet buffing machinery in accordance with company specifications. d rd ar a 3.3 Wet buffing machinery is adjusted to suitd woolskinnd quality requirements and production priorities. na tast g 3.4 Any machine stoppages, blockages, st and breakdownsgn are reported in accordance with companyi requirements.t i inri nun irpi 3.5 Skin batches are processed u in accordancepx with production priorities and company qualitys andi speeds requirements.xe hi h e 3.6 ProcessedT skinsT meet company quality specifications.

3.7 Any processing problems affecting skin quality are identified and reported in accordance with company requirements.

3.8 Processed skins are presented, stacked and transferred to the next stage of processing in accordance with company requirements.

3.9 Process control checks, and documentation are completed in accordance with company requirements.

Outcome 4

Describe the effects of incorrect woolskin wet buffing operations.

4.1 The effects of incorrect wet buffing 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.

Outcome 5

Describe processing stages preceding and following woolskin wet buffing operations.

Range processing stages include but are not limited to – key processing steps, production outcomes, quality outcomes, effects of non-conformance.

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. Outcome 6 s is Demonstrate team-work. i d rd Evidence requirements ar a dnd 6.1 Tasks are completed within the time andn aspace allocation determined by product flow and organisational requirements.tast g st ngin 6.2 The quality and completenessitn ofi tasksr imeetir the operational requirements of following co-workers. nu i p us xpx 6.3 Communicationis andh ifeedbacke aree provided to and requested from co-workers to maintainT andh improveT 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

Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.

7.1 Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.

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.

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 is is Revision 2 23 March 1999 31 Decemberd 2015 rd r Revision 3 20 February 2002 ada31 December 2015 Revision 4 16 January 2003 ndn 31 December 2015 Revision 5 14 October 2004a ta 31 December 2015 st s g g Review 6 14 Decembert it 2007in in 31 December 2015 Review 7 21 Februaryi n 2013r ir 31 December 2015 un u pi p Rollover 8 s 20is March 2015xex 31 December 2017 Rollover 9 i h17 Septembere 2015 31 December 2018 ThT Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0033 This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.

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.

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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.

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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