leather finishing operator
Leather finishing operators use machines for finishing leather according to the required specifications for surface characteristics, as provided by the client. Surface characteristics refer to colour nuance, quality, pattern and special properties, such as waterproofness, antiflame retardance, antifogging of the leather. They arrange the dosage of finishing mixes to apply to the leather and do the routine maintenance of the machinery.
Also called: finishing machinist, milling drum operator, finishing range operator, leather embossing machine operator, plating machine operator, finisher, leather finishing coating machine operator, finishing operators
- 11
- essential skills
- 13
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- leather finishing operations manager9 skills in common
- colour sampling operator8 skills in common
- colour sampling technician8 skills in common
- leather production manager8 skills in common
- leather wet processing department manager8 skills in common
- leather laboratory technician7 skills in common
- tanner7 skills in common
- leather measuring operator6 skills in common
Essential skills
11Optional skills
13- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
- create solutions to problems
- differentiate nuance of colours
- functionalities of machinery
- health and safety in the workplace
- identify defects on raw hides
- leather chemistry
- leather technology
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage quality of leather throughout the production process
- monitor operations in the leather industry
- physico-chemical properties of hides and skins
- test leather chemistry
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