Obtaining resources for aeronautical engineering activities
Overview
This standard identifies the competences you need to obtain resources such as materials, drawings, people, equipment and documentation for the implementation of aeronautical engineering activities, in accordance with approved procedures. You will be required to apply appropriate methods and approaches for specifying and obtaining the resources. You will also be required to highlight any deviations from agreed schedules to the relevant people.
Your responsibilities will require you to comply with organisational policy and procedures for obtaining resources for the aeronautical engineering activities, and to report any problems that you cannot personally resolve, or that are outside your permitted authority, to the relevant people. You will be expected to work with a minimum of supervision, taking personal responsibility for your own actions and for the quality and accuracy of the work that you carry out.
You will be expected to have underpinning knowledge that will include methods for assessing and evaluating the operational requirements. Your underpinning knowledge will provide a good understanding of your work and will provide an informed approach to obtaining resources for the specified aeronautical engineering activities. You will understand the engineering processes within your area of responsibility, including quality assurance, resource management and problem solving principles and procedures, in adequate depth to provide a sound basis for carrying out your activities to the required standard.
You will be aware of any company, legislative or regulatory health, safety and environmental requirements applicable to the engineering activities for which the resources are being obtained. You will be required to demonstrate safe working practices throughout and will understand the responsibility you owe to yourself and others in the workplace.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines
assess the engineering requirements and any factors that could affect them
- specify clearly the resources required
- consult with all relevant people on the resources that are available
- use appropriate organisational procedures to obtain the required resources
- resolve any issues relating to the resources in the appropriate manner
- record information on the resources in the appropriate information systems
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- how to access information on health and safety regulations and guidelines relating to the engineering activities to be used and resources required
- the implications of not taking account of legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines when determining resource requirements
- how to obtain information on the engineering activities and resource requirements, and the type of information that is available (such as customer order requirements and instructions, quality control requirements, product specification, manufacturing methods)
- how to check the validity of documentation used in the resource planning activities
- the organisational procedures that should be used when obtaining resources
- how to access and use the appropriate information and documentation systems
- company procedures for access to purchase orders and other relevant technical documentation
- the types of resource to be determined and obtained for the planned aeronautical engineering activities (such as people with the right skills, materials, equipment, documentation, space required, support services, utilities, safety equipment, transportation)
- how to assess the need for resources
- the main types of resource involved with different types of engineering activity and the typical timescales for providing them
- the factors to be taken into account when determining resources, especially those covering working conditions and safety
- the requirements and importance of understanding and applying human factors as defined by the regulatory requirements and the potential impact if these are not adhered to
- how to verify that the resources identified are suitable and available within or to the organisation
- the obvious (and hidden) costs of obtaining resources, especially those that have to be contracted out
- the development of the resource documentation (such as both master documents and working instructions, along with their purpose, content and status)
- how to prepare the resource plans (to include the structure, style, clarity and compliance with relevant organisational standards)
- the process used in the organisation to validate the resource plans produced
- the procedures for changing the resource requirements and why control procedures are used
- the importance of maintaining records on resource requirements, what needs to be recorded and where records are kept
- the different ways of presenting information to different people
- the importance of providing the right information at the right time
- the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in your organisation
- the problems that can occur when obtaining resources and how these problems can be overcome
- the extent of your own authority and to whom you should report in the event of problems that you cannot resolve
- the sources of technical expertise if you have problems that you cannot resolve
- the organisational procedures for providing information to different people
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Carry out all of the following when determining and obtaining the required resources:
- use the correct issue of company information
- select the engineering activities for which resources are required
- check that all essential information and data needed to determine the resources are available
- collect relevant information on the engineering requirements, operations and methods
- use the information collected to determine the resources required
- identify potential problems which may influence the provision of the resources
- check that the appropriate resources will be available at the time they are required
- ensure that health and safety regulations and safe working practices are taken into account
- ensure that the influence of working conditions is recognised and included in the plans
- present the resource requirements in the appropriate formats
Determine and obtain resources for two of the following aeronautical engineering activities:
- manufacturing activities (such as machining, detail fitting, fabrication of components, moulding)
- material processing activities (such as heat treatment, annealing)
- finishing activities (such as stripping finishes, painting, plating, anodising)
- assembly activities (such as mechanical, structural, fluid power, electrical/electronic)
- installation activities (such as mechanical equipment installation, electrical/avionic installation)
- modification and repair activities
- operational activities (such as movement of materials, quality systems and audit, scheduled safety audits and risk assessments)
- equipment capability/performance measurement
- commissioning/decommissioning
- lifting and moving large components/assemblies (including transportation/delivery)
- materials handling (such as movement of materials, materials storage, removal of waste)
- plant and equipment (such as plant layout, equipment changeover, equipment replacement)
- research and development
- maintenance activities (such as planned preventive maintenance (PPM), part or sub-assembly exchange, line setting)
- testing and trialling
Obtain relevant information from the appropriate company information source, including two of the following:
- specifications
- purchase orders
- contracts
- standard operating procedures
- works orders
- planning documentation
- memos
Define the resources required, including all of the following and check their availability and suitability:
- drawings and documentation
- people with the necessary skills
- materials
- facilities
- utilities
- financial
- plant and equipment
- space
- support services
- transportation
- safety equipment
- lifting and handling equipment
Obtain the resources and resolve any supply issues, using two of the following organisational procedures:
- ordering procedures
- authorisation procedures
- company communication systems
- hierarchy of control
- company procurement procedure
Record the resource details in the appropriate information systems and inform the appropriate people that the required resources are available, using the following method:
- verbal report
plus one more method from the following:
2. electronic mail
3. written or typed report
4. specific company documentation
5. computer based presentation
6. other appropriate media
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
You will be able to apply the appropriate behaviours required in the workplace to meet the job profile and overall company objectives, such as:
- strong work ethic
- positive attitude
- team player
- dependability
- responsibility
- honesty
- integrity
- motivation
- commitment