Knowledge
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Awareness of health and safety regulations,
relevance to the occupation and the Machinist's responsibilities. Health and
Safety at Work Act; Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH); Working
in Confined Spaces; Lone Working; Provision of Work Equipment Regulations
(PUWER); Electrical Safety and Compliance; Noise Regulation; Slips Trips and
Falls; Display Screen Equipment; The Reporting of Injuries, Disease and
Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), Manual Handling, Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE), risk assessments and method statements and the
implications of not adhering to guidelines and procedures.
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Awareness of hazardous waste regulations;
Recyclable materials and waste disposal procedures and the implications of not
complying with regulations and procedures.
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Awareness of environment and sustainability
regulations, relevance to the occupation and the Machining Technician's
responsibilities. Environmental Protection Act; Sustainability; Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE); Energy monitoring; Data
logging to optimise energy performance; The Climate Change Agreements; Carbon
Reduction Commitment (CRC).
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Engineering representations, drawings, graphical
information and specifications.
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Engineering mathematical and scientific
principles: calculations, conversions.
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Planning techniques, time management, workflow,
work scheduling, work plans, documents and work categorisation systems.
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Engineering materials and their structure,
properties and characteristics; impact on use, how and why engineering
materials can fail.
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Awareness of engineering standards and
regulations: British Standards (BS); International Organisation for
Standardisation standards (ISO); European Norm (EN); Standard Operating
Procedures (SOP).
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Tooling and work-holding devices: purpose and
operation of devices for carrying out complex machining tasks.
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Engineering machining processes tools and
equipment: Milling; Turning; Grinding; Electro Discharge Machine (EDM); Gear
Cutting.
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Machining operations and techniques to produce
complex components.
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Quality assurance: principles, practices and
record keeping.
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Fault finding, diagnostic methods and techniques
for identifying engineering and manufacturing problems. Escalation techniques.
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Use and application of measurement, calibration
and testing equipment.
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Communication techniques: verbal. Machining
industry terminology.
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Documentation - electronic and paper.
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Housekeeping and maintenance practices and
techniques: planned, preventative and predictive methods, frequency, and
reactive activities.
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How organisations vary regarding their work,
culture, values and production processes in the Machining industry.
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Inspection processes and procedures;
documentation and escalation.
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Technological development and innovation in the
machining sector; Industry 4.0; digitalisation.
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Continuous improvement principles and practices:
Lean; Six Sigma; Kaizen.
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Equality, diversity, and inclusion requirements
in the workplace.
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Stock and services considerations. Availability,
stock lead times. Correct handling. Stock value. Faulty stock and returns
process.
Skills
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Comply with statutory health and safety
regulations and procedures.
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Comply with environmental, ethical and
sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling
or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
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Prepare and set up conventional or CNC machines.
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Operate and adjust conventional or CNC machines.
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Apply risk assessment and hazard identification
processes and procedures in the work area.
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Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies,
and complete stock returns.
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Record information - paper based or electronic.
For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service
records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation,
asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records
and any legal reporting requirements.
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Read and interpret information. For example,
data and documentation used to produce machined components.
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Apply engineering, mathematical and scientific
principles.
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Plan and organise own work and resources.
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Follow and apply inspection, quality assurance
procedures and processes.
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Select machining process.
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Select and setup tooling and work holding
devices.
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Set and adjust machine operating parameters. For
example, setting feeds and speeds for roughing and finishing operations,
downloading and editing programmes when using a CNC machine tool.
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Apply machining operations and techniques to
produce complex components with features. For example, parallel; stepped;
angular diameters and faces; grooves; slots; recesses and undercuts; radii and
chamfers; internal and external forms and profiles; reamed; bored; drilled and
electro eroded holes; internal and external screw threads.
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Measure and check components.
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Select and check condition of tools and
equipment. Identify issues, resolve and take action as needed.
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Identify and action issues in the manufacturing
process.
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Apply fault-finding and diagnostic testing
procedures to identify faults. Diagnose and resolve issues. Escalate issues.
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Maintain the work area and return any resources
and consumables.
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Communicate with others verbally. For example,
colleagues and stakeholders.
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Follow machine shut down, safe isolation,
handover, start up or warm up procedures. Escalate issues.
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Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise
suggestions for improvement.
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Apply ethical principles.
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Apply team working principles.
Behaviours
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Prioritise health and safety.
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Act ethically.
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Take responsibility for work.
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Team-focus to meet work goals, for example, work
effectively with others, resolves issues in discussion with others.
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Committed to continued professional development
(CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
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Support an equality, diverse and inclusive
culture.