From colour sampling technician to leather production manager
18 of the 33 essential skills of a leather production manager are already essential for a colour sampling technician — about 55% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 18
- skills carry over
- 15
- would be new
- 55%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a leather production manager
What a leather production manager does
Leather production managers plan all aspects of the leather production process. They ensure the required output of the factory in terms of quality and quantity of the leather. They organise the production staff. They monitor and ensure the operation of machinery and equipment. They cooperate with managers of each production department.
What carries over
18 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt to changing situations
- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
- create solutions to problems
- develop manufacturing recipes
- identify with the company's goals
- leather chemistry
- leather finishing technologies
- leather technology
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage supplies
- physico-chemical properties of crust leather
- prepare colour mixtures
- seek innovation in current practices
- source colour chemicals
- test chemical auxiliaries
- test leather chemistry
- use communication techniques
- work in textile manufacturing teams
What would be new
15 skillsEssential for a leather production manager and not for a colour sampling technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- functionalities of machinery
- health and safety in the workplace
- identify defects on raw hides
- leather physical testing
- liaise with colleagues
- maintain equipment
- manage quality of leather throughout the production process
- manage staff
- meet deadlines
- monitor operations in the leather industry
- physico-chemical properties of hides and skins
- purchase raw material supplies
- quality control systems
- spray finishing technology
- use IT tools
Other moves from colour sampling technician
2 roles- leather finishing operations manager18 skills in common
- leather wet processing department manager17 skills in common
← colour sampling technicianleather production manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a leather production manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.