Interested in a simple Skills Scan and Learning Progress Tracker tool for the Knitted product manufacturing technician standard?
Knowledge
K1: Health & Safety: Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Manual Handling, First aid procedures, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Risk Assessment
K2: Equality & Diversity in the workplace
K3: Waste and energy management, environmental and sustainability policies and procedures
K4: Different types of knitting machines used in the production process and their applications: jacquard, circular, computerised flat knitting machines
K5: The set up, programming and adjustment of knitting machines
K7: Knitting machine programmes: data input, software, issues and adjustments
K8: Yarn or material types, origin, behaviour and specifications: content, characteristics and storage requirements
K9: Work organisation; the importance and benefits of a clean, clear, well organised work area
K10: Different types of knitting processes: weft knitting, interlock, purl, warp knitting
K11: The principles of the knitting process: stitch formation, knitting structures, stitch density
K12: How knitted components or knitted fabric make up the end product
K13: Work documentation purpose and requirements: technical packs, specifications, technical sheets, Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs), dockets/tickets
K14: Problem solving techniques: fault finding and rectifying for knitting machines and knitted product
K15: Production efficiencies, priorities and performance: targets, performance rates, deadlines
K16: Quality standards and systems: specification, tolerances, and quality checks
K17: The principles of continuous improvement methods: lean manufacture, 6-sigma, KAIZEN, 5S (Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardise and Sustain)
K18: Production costs of the knitted product: raw materials, labour, overheads
K19: Team working techniques and benefits
K20: Time management techniques: production planning, prioritising and tracking
K21: Commercial awareness: the supply chain, product design, competition and customer expectations
K22: Past and current UK knitting industry: medical, hosiery, geotextiles, fashion, performance wear
K23: Methods of communication: verbal
Skills
S1: Read and interpret knitting instructions and specifications
S2: Schedule, plan and prioritise the workload
S3: Identify, report and resolve any discrepancies with work instructions
S4: Select and use yarns or materials, for example colour, type, count
S5: Inspect raw materials, identifying and reporting faults if necessary
S6: Identify and set up knitting machines
S7: Organise and prepare the work area for knitting production
S8: Select software and input data
S9: Conduct safety checks in relation to the work area and knitting machines
S10: Conduct test runs and identify quality issues
S11: Correct product faults
S12: Identify, report and resolve knitting machine issues
S13: Adjust knitting machines
S14: Change knitting machine needles and elements as required
S15: Quality check final products and prepare for the next stage of the process
S16: Identify and segregate reject products
S17: Identify and segregate material for reuse, recycling and disposal
S18: Enter information for example work records, work tickets, work dockets
S19: Conduct first line preventative maintenance, for example stripping and cleaning knitting machines
S20: Apply continuous improvement techniques
S21: Communicate with colleagues for example verbal and written work instructions
S22: Produce a knitted product costing
S23: Follow safe working practices, for example follows manual handling, lifting and safe ergonomic practice
Behaviours
B1: Team player, for example participates with others to accomplish organisational and team goals
B2: Prioritises health, safety and welfare of self and others over other demands
B3: Adaptable for example responds positively to changes in priorities and work deadlines
B4: Takes ownership for work, for example accepts responsibilities, demonstrates initiative, motivated, and self-managing
B5: Strives for continuous improvements in relation to product quality, production processes, and production systems
B6: Committed to continued professional development for example reflects on performance, seeks opportunities to develop and advance in response to the evolving production environment and technologies
Duty 1
DUTY: Select the appropriate knitting machines and plan own knitting production activity to achieve quality and quantity within given timescales.
K3
K5
K9
K10
K17
K20
S2
S7
B4
Duty 2
DUTY: Select yarns or materials for knitting against the product brief and report any shortages or quality issues
K8
K11
S4
S5
Duty 3
DUTY: Evaluate the product brief for the knitted product to be made for example, specifications, style, quality, quality, size, colour and timeline
K12
K18
K21
S3
S22
B1
B3
Duty 4
DUTY: Select and use specialist software programs to produce the required product to the given specifications
K7
S8
B4
Duty 5
DUTY: Prepare and test knitting machines and equipment to enable the formation of the required knitted product for example, threading, gauge, needles
K1
K4
K10
S6
S7
S9
S10
S14
S23
B2
B4
Duty 6
DUTY: Operate, oversee and control knitting machines whilst in production, adjusting the machines as necessary to maintain quality
K1
K2
K9
K19
S6
S9
S13
S23
B1
B2
B4
Duty 7
DUTY: Inspect knitted items against quality standards and specifications throughout the knitting process
K11
K16
S1
S15
S16
S17
B4
Duty 8
DUTY: Investigate and analyse faults in knitted products and remedy if possible for example, misshapen, poor tension, missed stitches, shading
K11
S10
S11
S16
B4
Duty 9
DUTY: Conduct first line preventative maintenance on knitting machines, fault find and rectify common issues to ensure a consistent level of quality throughout the production process. For example, cleaning, checking, adjusting and changing needles on knitting machines.
K1
K6
K9
S19
S23
B2
B4
Duty 10
DUTY: Identify, communicate and report issues effecting quality, quantity and deadlines
K2
K14
K15
K23
S12
S21
B3
B4
Duty 11
DUTY: Complete work documentation communicating as needed with colleagues for example, production sheets, job cards, work dockets
