AN140293 – Tanning Industry Award - State 2004
5.3 CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE
The following will be the classification grades of employees subject to this Award:
5.3.1 Group 1 - (Relativity to Trade Equivalent - 78%)
(a) An employee in Group 1 performs routine duties essentially of a manual nature and to the level of their training.
- Performs general labouring and cleaning duties;
- Exercises minimal judgement;
- Works under direct supervision; or
- Is undertaking structured training so as to enable them to work at Group 2 level.
(b) Training - (Compulsory)
- Undertaking up to 38 hours induction training which may include information on the enterprise, conditions of employment, introduction to supervisors and fellow workers, training and career path opportunities, plant layout and processes, work and documentation procedures, occupational health and safety, equal employment opportunity and quality control/assurance, timekeeping, housekeeping;
- Training on any one or several of specific tasks encompassed in Group 2.
5.3.2 Group 2 -(Relativity to Trade Equivalent - 82%)
(a) Definition
Person able to perform duties of a manual nature under direct supervision beyond the skills of a Group 1 employee.
- Assist an employee in Group 3;
- Undertakes feeding or taking-off work on automatic or semi-automatic equipment;
- Understands and undertakes basic quality control procedures;
- Maintains simple records;
- Carries out simple manual processes that require limited judgement;
- Carries out stores and inventory assistance.
(b) The nature of the duties includes work of the following kind:
- Operation of through-flow fleshing machine;
- Buffing, Fluffing (assistant);
- Curtain coat operation (assistant);
- Pasting;
- Assisting in splitting;
- Setting out, Sammying (assistant);
- Vibration hydraulic staking;
- Measuring machine operation;
- Leather trimming;
- Table Hands;
- Drum Hands;
- Vacuum Drying;
- Basic Stores Function;
- Toggling;
- Brushing Machine Operation;
- Humidifying Machine Operation;
- Salting Hides;
- All Other Machinists;
- Grinding Machine Operation;
- Shedperson, Yardpersons;
- Sawdusting.
(c) Training
Will have completed all aspects of Group 1 training and up to "X" hours additional in-house training including:
- Health and Safety related to specific tasks to be performed, timekeeping records, and quality awareness related to particular processes.
- Quality control procedures including the ability to recognise faults and deviations.
- Proficiency and efficiency.
- Elementary tasks, skills and procedures.
5.3.3 Group 3 - (Relativity to Trade Equivalent - 87.4%)
(a) Definition
Person able to perform duties, with routine supervision, beyond the skills of a Group 2 employee.
Must be capable of operating and setting up a single machine or a single stage of the production process to a required level of quality and safety.
- Must be able to perform a variety of tasks in Groups 1 and 2.
- Must be capable of setting up and controlling machines operated by Group 2 and 3 employees.
- Must be able to assist in the training of operators in Groups 1 and 2.
- Understands and undertakes quality control procedures and be able to exercise a reasonable level of judgement.
- Maintains personal and group records.
(b) The nature of the duties includes work of the following kind:
- Fleshing;
- Buffing, Fluffing;
- Knee Staffing;
- Curtain Coat Operation;
- Shaving;
- Glazing;
- Spraying;
- Hand Tipping;
- Setting Out, Sammying.
(c) Experience
Not less than 6 months experience as Group 2, unless otherwise agreed.
(d) Training
Will have completed all aspects of Group 2 training and up to "X" hours additional in-house training. Including:
- Health and Safety related to specific tasks to be performed, timekeeping records, and quality awareness related to particular processes.
- Advanced quality control procedures.
- Proficiency and efficiency.
5.3.4 Group 4 - (Relativity to Trade Equivalent - 92.4%)
(a) Definition
Person able to perform duties, under general supervision, which have a major impact on the final quality of the product, and which are beyond the skills of a Group 3 employee and possesses the following skills:
- Must be capable of operating and setting up complex machines to a required level of quality and safety.
- Must be capable of supervising a small team of employees operating a group of related machines.
- Must be able to perform a variety of tasks in Groups 2 and 3.
- Must be capable of setting up and controlling machines operated by Groups 2, 3 and 4 employees.
- Must be able to assist in the training of operators in Groups 1, 2 and 3.
- Understands and undertakes quality control procedures and be able to exercise an advanced level of judgement.
- Maintains all records associated with the particular process.
(b) The nature of the duties includes work of the following kind:
- Currier;
- Colour Matching;
- Chemical/Colour Mixing;
- Splitting;
- Classing/Sorting;
- Fork Lift Driving.
(c) Experience
Not less than 6 months experience as Group 3, unless otherwise agreed.
(d) Training
Will have completed all aspects of Group 3 training and up to "X" hours additional in-house and/or external training. Including:
- Supervision, communication and management training.
- Licensed and certified for forklift driving.
5.3.5 Group 5 - (Relativity to Trade Equivalent - 100%)
(a) Definition
Person primarily engaged in production or maintenance who exercises substantial skills acquired by an accredited means and/or who assists in the supervision of a department.
- Must be capable of operating and setting up all machines operating within the department.
- Must be capable of carrying out maintenance and repair of machines.
- Must be able to perform all tasks in Groups 2, 3 and 4.
- Must be able to assist in the training of operators in Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- Must possess necessary keyboard skills.
- Must be able to develop and implement appropriate quality control techniques.
(b) Experience
Not less than 6 months experience as Group 4.
(c) Training
Will have completed all aspects of Group 4 training and up to "X" hours additional in-house training together with successful completion of the 3 year FTAA Training Course.
Including:
- Supervision, communication and management training.
