From tanner to leather wet processing department manager
10 of the 27 essential skills of a leather wet processing department manager are already essential for a tanner — about 37% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from tanner in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 17
- would be new
- 37%
- of the target job covered
- 27
- essential skills of a leather wet processing department manager
What a leather wet processing department manager does
Leather wet processing department managers plan and organise the work, the staff and equipment of the department involving the washing of the raw hides or skins. They remove unwanted elements and they weigh and prepare them for tanning. They coordinate supply of chemicals and raw materials. They perform elaboration of manufacturing recipes and monitor quality.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
17 skillsEssential for a leather wet processing department manager and not for a tanner. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
- create solutions to problems
- develop manufacturing recipes
- functionalities of machinery
- health and safety in the workplace
- identify defects on raw hides
- leather technology
- maintain equipment
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage staff
- monitor operations in the leather industry
- physico-chemical properties of crust leather
- purchase raw material supplies
- quality control systems
- seek innovation in current practices
- source colour chemicals
- test leather chemistry
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How far are you from being a leather wet processing department manager?
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