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Scenario · Injection Moulding

Run the IM-09 moulding cell for a shift

You are a trainee moulding machine operator on the afternoon shift.

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The situation

What has happened

Machine IM-09 is running the Merriwa Holdings downpipe bracket on tool T-118 under job card JC-26-3312. The setter has approved the first-off and handed the cell to you with the setting sheet, the in-process check schedule, the regrind rule of 15 percent from the job's own runners and the packing instructions. Part way through the shift a bracket sticks on a core and the robot alarms. Yesterday an operator on another machine opened the gate and reached in to clear a stuck part, and the whole hall has been reminded of the rule. The Injection Moulding Manager wants the checks, the regrind and the packing done exactly to the card.

Your brief. Operate the IM-09 cell for the shift to the job card and setting sheet, carry out and record the hourly in-process checks, manage regrind and packing, respond correctly to the stuck part and robot alarm without reaching into the machine, and hand the cell over at the end of the shift.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Written summary of operator permissions and limits at the machine
  • Completed hourly in-process check records on the job card
  • Written account of the stuck part response and the call to the setter
  • Packing and scrap record and shift handover note

Documents to use

Systems to use

Production Job Cards

Tracks every production, trial and site service job from release through setup, first-off approval, running, inspection and packing.

Quality Nonconformance Register

Records nonconforming product, process deviations, cable test failures and customer complaints with disposition and corrective action.

WHS Incident and Hazard Register

Records injuries, near misses, hazards, chemical events, burns and property damage at all sites and on customer sites with investigation and actions.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking as at 10 September 2026.

PMBPROD310EProduce injection moulded products
PMBPROD206EOperate ancillary equipment
PMBPROD235EUse materials and process knowledge to complete work operations
PMBHAN103EShift materials safely by hand
PMBFIN201EFinish components and products

Qualifications

PMB20121Certificate II in Polymer Processing
PMB30121Certificate III in Polymer Processing
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

The critical evidence is the stuck part response: the student must not open the gate and reach in, must call the setter and must record the event. Look for in-process checks measured against stated limits and recorded on the job card, regrind managed to the sheet and packing to the card. The handover note must give the night operator what they need rather than a bare part count.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.