Elements and Performance Criteria

Range of Contexts:
This competency standard applies to:
Bus/Truck/Trailer Manufacture and Assembly

Sources of information/documents may include:
Manufacturer specifications
Company operating procedures
Product manufacturer specifications
Customer requirements
Industry/workplace codes of practice
State/industry OH&S legislation

Resources may include:
Goods received - local goods, shipping containers, air freight lots
Transport equipment - forklift, cranes, trolleys, stock pickers, conveyors
Crates and bins - wooden crates, wire cages, wooden pallets, cardboard cartons
Parts - raw materials, parts, consumables
Qualified workplace assessor
Workplace or simulated workplace

Context:
Competency must be assessed in a safe working environment and in accordance with endorsed industry assessment guidelines.
The underpinning knowledge and skills may be assessed on or off-the-job.
The assessment of practical skills must take place only after a period of supervised practice and repetitive experience. If workplace conditions are not available, assessment in simulated workplace conditions is acceptable.
The prescribed outcome must be able to be achieved without direct supervision.

Concurrent assessment and pre-requisite relationship:
This unit may be assessed in conjunction with other units that form part of the function or for a particular job role for a company.

Consistency of performance:
Competency is best assessed through observation over a period of time and in a variety of situations. Supplementary evidence of underpinning knowledge and the capability to manage tasks and operational and workplace contingencies should be gained through questioning and the use of work based examples.
Questioning should be undertaken in such a manner as is appropriate to the language and literacy levels of the operator and to the requirements of the unit of competency.

Language, literacy and numeracy skills:
Speaking and listening skills may include:
Listening to and following verbal instructions
Giving verbal reports / instructions

Reading and writing skills may include:
Reading and interpreting delivery dockets, invoices, packing slips, orders
Completing company stock control sheets, forms, operating procedures and schedules - written, electronic
Reading and interpreting tags and labels
Reading and interpreting equipment manuals

Numeracy skills may include:
Counting and recording parts
Checking quantities against parts lists

Critical aspects of evidence:
Evidence of achievement is required in all of the following:
Apply manual handling techniques
Use transport equipment and tools
Confirm incoming goods against orders and delivery dockets
Tag parts and store in the appropriate racks, aisles and levels in the storage area
Complete company stock control and inventory procedures
Identify and mark faulty parts
Apply enterprise OH&S policy and procedures
Maintain an effective, clean and safe worksite

Underpinning knowledge:
Types of transport equipment and their application - forklift, cranes, trolleys, stock pickers, conveyors
Company inventory procedures and documentation - paper based / electronic
Types of storage containers - wooden crates, wire cages, wooden pallets, cardboard cartons
Identification of parts
Knowledge of enterprise OH&S policy and procedures
Handling and storage procedures of dangerous goods
Company procedures for faulty parts