Leather production machine operator

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

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