footwear finishing techniques
The related machinery, tools, chemicals and mechanical finishing procedures applied to footwear manufacturing.
Leather goods quality controllers analyse visual aspects of the leather goods related to appearance, robustness, absence of wrinkles, straightness of seams, cleanliness and colour uniformity, compared to the specifications. They also perform expedite tests.
Competences and skills
15 ESCO relationsEssential knowledge 5 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
5 competencesleather goods components
The various procedures and methods in the processing of leather materials and leather goods components like manufacturability and properties.
- Scope note
- It includes the ecological concerns and the importance of recycling.
leather goods manufacturing processes
The processes, technology and machinery involved in the leather goods manufacturing.
- Scope note
- It includes a precise order of specific operations: skiving, folding, sewing and finishing.
leather goods materials
The wide range of materials used in leather goods production: leather, leather substitutes (synthetics or artificial materials), textile, etc; the way of distinguishing among various materials based on their properties, advantages and limitations.
leather goods quality
The quality specifications of materials, processes, and final products, the most common defects in leather, quick tests procedures, laboratory tests procedures and standards, and the adequate equipment for quality checks.
- Scope note
- It includes the quality assurance of leather goods production processes and fundamental concepts on quality including leather goods quality framework and standards.
Cross-sector
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Essential skills and competences 5 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
2 competencesapply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques
Apply quality control in footwear and leather goods. Analyse the material, component or model using relevant quality criteria. Compare the material and other components received from the suppliers, or the final product, to standards. Use visual observation and report findings. Control the quantity of leather in the warehouse. Submit components to laboratory control test when necessary. Define the corrective measures when called for.
manage footwear quality systems
Manage the company quality system. Create or elaborate the quality manual. Carry out the established requirements and objectives included in the quality policy. Foster internal and external communication, including customer satisfaction follow-up. Define and control the implementation of corrective and preventive measures. Foster the continuous improvement of the quality system and quality manual.
Cross-sector
3 competencescommunicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
Speak one or more foreign languages in order to communicate commercial and technical issues with various suppliers and clients.
use communication techniques
Apply techniques of communication which allow interlocutors to better understand each other and communicate accurately in the transmission of messages.
use IT tools
Application of computers, computer networks and other information technologies and equipment to storing, retrieving, transmitting and manipulating data, in the context of a business or enterprise.
digital
Optional skills and competences 5 competences
Occupation specific
2 competencesconduct leather finishing operations
Conduct finishing operations to produce leather. These operations give the product necessary solidity or flexibility, lubricate the fibers by replacing the natural oils lost in tanning, dye or colour the stock and give the surface one of the various finishes associated with leather.
repair leather goods
Adjust, treat, repair and replace broken or deteriorated parts of leather goods such as shoes, bags and gloves.
Sector-specific
2 competencesdetermine lather goods warehouse layout
Select the suitable warehouse layouts according to the specific conditions of the leather goods company. Plan the warehouse layout. Implement the warehouse management system.
reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing
Assess the environmental impact of footwear manufacture and minimise environmental risks. Reduce environmentally harmful work practices in different stages of the footwear manufacturing.
green
Cross-sector
1 competenceperform laboratory tests on footwear or leather goods
Perform laboratory quality control tests on footwear, leather goods or its materials or components following national and international standards. Prepare samples and procedures. Analyse and interpret tests results and produced reports. Cooperate with outsourced laboratories.