About this career
Leather production machine operators use the tannery machinery and programs according to specific requirements in order to meet the department's standards. They do routine maintenance of the machinery.
Essential skills
adapt to changing situations
apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery
execute working instructions
identify with the company's goals
use communication techniques
work in textile manufacturing teams
Additional skills
create solutions to problems
identify defects on raw hides
maintain equipment
manage environmental impact of operations
manage quality of leather throughout the production process
monitor operations in the leather industry
functionalities of machinery
health and safety in the workplace
leather technology
physico-chemical properties of hides and skins
Also known as
warehouse machine operator
splitting and sammying machine operator
de-salting machine operator
fleshing machine operator
beating machine tender
spraying machine operator
glazing machine operator
tanning machine operator
stretching machine operator
spray finishing machine operator
hide machine operator
sammying machine operator
leather finishing operator
retanning machine operator
leather sorting machine operator
carding machine operator
icing machine operator
machine leather trimmer
leather processing machine operator
leather production machinist
de-hairing machine operator
measuring leather machine operator
brushing machine operator
beamhouse machine operator
shaving machine operator
leather production splitting machine operator
staking machine operator
leather production worker
fur-shaving machine tender