PLT 1070 - Certified Production Technician
Clock Hours: 220
Prerequisites: PLT 1060 or industry stand-alone
Industry Certifications MSSC Certificates in Safety, Quality Practices & Measurements, Manufacturing Processes & Production, Maintenance Awareness, and MSSC CPT
Course Description:
The purpose of the MSSC CPT is to recognize through certification individuals who demonstrate mastery of the core competencies of manufacturing production at the frontline level through successful completion of the certification assessments.
Student Learning Outcomes:
The goal of the CPT certification program is to raise the level of performance of production workers both to assist the individuals in finding higher- wage jobs and to help employers ensure their workforce increases the company’s productivity and competitiveness.
SAFETY
1. Work in a Safe and Productive Manufacturing Workplace.
2. Perform safety and environmental inspections
3. Perform emergency drills and participate in emergency teams
4. Identify unsafe conditions and take corrective action
5. Provide safety orientation for all employees
6. Train personnel to use equipment safely
7. Suggest processes and procedures that support safety of work environment
8. Fulfill safety and health requirements for maintenance, installation, and repair
9. Monitor safe equipment and operator performance
10. Utilize effective, safety-enhancing workplace practices
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES & PRODUCTION
1. Identify customer needs
2. Determine resources available for the production process
3. Set up equipment for the production process
4. Set team production goals
5. Make job assignments
6. Coordinate work flow with team members and other work groups
7. Communicate production and material requirements and product specifications
8. Perform and monitor the process to make the product
9. Document product and process compliance with customer requirements
10. Prepare final product for shipping or distribution
QUALITY PRACTICES & MEASUREMENT
1. Participate in periodic internal quality audit activities
2. Check calibration of gages and other data collection equipment
3. Suggest continuous improvements
4. Inspect materials and product/process at all stages to ensure they meet specifications
5. Document the results of quality test
6. Communicate quality problems
7. Take corrective actions to restore or maintain quality
8. Record process outcomes and trends
9. Identify fundamentals of blueprint reading
10. Use common measurement systems and precision measurement tools
MAINTENANCE AWARENESS
1. Perform preventive maintenance and routine repair
2. Monitor indicators to ensure correct operations
3. Perform all housekeeping to maintain production schedule
4. Recognize potential maintenance issues with basic production systems,including knowledge of when to inform maintenance personnel about problems with:
Electrical systems
Pneumatic systems
Hydraulic systems
Machine automation systems
Lubrication processes
Bearings and couplings
Belts and chain drives
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