This course is for people who work or want to work in process manufacturing industries which include, but are not limited to: chemical, hydrocarbons and/or refining industries, plastics, rubber and cable making industries, manufactured mineral products industries.

You will develop the skills you need to safely and competently undertake work in this industry. You can select units of competency appropriate to your workplace.

Course Content

• Apply Quality Standards
• Work Safely
• Achieve work outcomes
• Process and record information

Electives  - Select one of the streams below to fulfil the elective requirements

Machine Operator/Process Worker Stream

• Apply quick changeover procedures
• Perform manual production assembly
• Pick and process order
• Perform production packaging
• Identify equipment faults
• Use Hand tools
• Follow OHS procedures
• Follow emergency response procedures
• Use Equipment
• Perform tasks to support production
• Apply workplace procedures
• Clean workplace or equipment
• Communicate in the workplace
• Work in a team
• Monitor process operations
• Sample and test materials and products
• Shift Materials safely by hand

OR

OHS and Quality Stream

• Monitor process capability
• Perform inspection
• Identify equipment faults
• Maintain and organise workplace records
• Perform basic tests
• Use hand tools
• Follow OHS procedures
• Follow emergency response procedures
• Use equipment
• Perform tasks to support production
• Apply workplace procedures
• Clean workplace equipment
• Work in a team
• Monitor process operations
• Participate in continuous improvement
• Sample and test materials and product
• Shift materials safely by hand

OR

Team work Stream

• Perform Manual production Assembly
• Pick and process order
• Perform production packaging
• Identify equipment faults
• Maintain and organise workplace records
• Organise personal work priorities and development
• Contribute to effective workplace relationships
• Contribute to team effectiveness
• Organise and communicate information
• Use hand tools
• Follow OHS procedures
• Follow Emergency response procedures
• Use Equipment
• Perform tasks to support production
• Apply workplace procedures
• Shift materials safely by hand
• Participate in continuous improvement

OR

Competitive Manufacturing Stream

• Sustain process improvements
• Apply quick changeover procedures
• Monitor process capability
• Perform manual production assembly
• Identify equipment faults
• Contribute to team effectiveness
• Organise personal work priorities and development
• Apply just in time (JIT) procedures
• Apply 5S procedures in a manufacturing environment
• Organise and communicate information
• Follow OHS procedures
• Follow emergency response procedures
• Perform tasks to support production
• Apply workplace procedures
• Work in a team
• Participate in continuous improvement
• Shift materials safely by hand

Career Opportunities

Advanced operator in manufacturing.