Footwear Maintenance Technician Stationary Plant & Machine Operators
SaveWhat Does a Footwear Maintenance Technician Do?
Footwear maintenance technicians are the professionals who install, program and tune different types of cutting, stitching, assembling and finishing equipment used in footwear production. They perform preventive and corrective maintenance, and verify periodically working conditions and performance. They analyse faults, correct problems, repair and substitute components or pieces, and do routine lubrications, providing information on their use and energetic consumption mainly to the decision makers inside the company.
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Where Do I Start?
Footwear Machinery
Tthe functionality of the wide range of machines, and the basic rules of regular maintenance.
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Skills You Need to Become a Footwear Maintenance Technician
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialFootwear Machinery knowledge
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EssentialHealth And Safety Regulations knowledge
Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.
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EssentialFootwear Quality knowledge
Quality specifications of materials, processes and final products, the most common defects in footwear, quick tests procedures, laboratory tests procedures and standards, adequate equipment for quality checks. Quality assurance of …
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EssentialFootwear Components knowledge
Footwear components both for uppers (vamps, quarters, linings, stiffeners, toe puffs etc.) and bottoms (soles, heels, insoles etc.). Ecological concerns and the importance of recycling. Selection of suitable materials and …
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EssentialFootwear Equipments knowledge
Functionality of the wide range of equipments and the basic rules of regular maintenance.
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EssentialFootwear Manufacturing Technology knowledge
Footwear processes technology and machinery involved. The footwear manufacturing starts in the cutting/clicking room , cutting the uppers and bottom components. The upper components are joined together in the closing …
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EssentialFootwear Materials knowledge
The characteristics, components, advantages and limitations of a wide range of materials used in footwear production: leather, leather substitutes (synthetics or artificial materials), textile, plastic, rubber etc.
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EssentialMaintenance Of Footwear Manufacturing Machines knowledge
The architecture and functionality of the various footwear manufacturing machines; the analysis of faults, the repair processes and substitutions of components/pieces, and routine lubrications, as well as the preventive and …
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EssentialCreate Solutions To Problems skill
Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings …
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EssentialExert A Goal-oriented Leadership Role Towards Colleagues skill
Embrace a leadership role in the organisation and with colleagues as to provide coaching and direction to subordinates aiming at the achievement of specific objectives.
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EssentialMake Technical Drawings Of Fashion Pieces skill
Make technical drawings of wearing apparel, leather goods and footwear including both technical and engineering drawings. Use them to communicate or to convey design ideas and manufacturing details to pattern …
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EssentialReduce Environmental Impact Of Footwear Manufacturing skill
Assess the environmental impact of footwear manufacture and minimise environmental risks. Reduce environmentally harmful work practices in different stages of the footwear manufacturing.
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EssentialUse Communication Techniques skill
Apply techniques of communication which allow interlocutors to better understand each other and communicate accurately in the transmission of messages.
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EssentialUse IT Tools skill
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.
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EssentialWork In Textile Manufacturing Teams skill
Work harmoniously with colleagues in teams in the textile and clothing manufacturing industries.
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EssentialMaintain Footwear Assembling Equipment skill
Produce plans for the frequency, operations, components and materials to be used in the maintenance of footwear. Install, program, tune and provide preventive and corrective maintenance for different machines and …
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Optional Skills (5 of 12 displayed)
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OptionalPre-stitching Processes And Techniques For Footwear And Leather Goods knowledge
Technology including machinery and techniques for the preparation for leather goods components and footwear uppers.
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OptionalAutomatic Cutting Systems For Footwear And Leather Goods knowledge
The use and description of automatic systems technologies used in footwear and leather goods industry such as laser cutting, knife cutting, punch cutting, mill cutting, ultra-sound cutting, water jet cutting …
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OptionalAssembling Processes And Techniques For California Footwear Construction knowledge
Technology, equipment, machines and tools for assembling california footwear construction type.
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OptionalAssembling Processes And Techniques For Cemented Footwear Construction knowledge
Technology, equipment, machines and tools for lasting and soling in case of cemented footwear constructions.
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OptionalAssembling Processes And Techniques For Goodyear Footwear Construction knowledge
Technology, equipment, machines and tools for assembling Goodyear footwear construction types.
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OptionalFootwear Stitching Techniques knowledge
The technologies, equipment, machines and processes for closing the upper components of footwear by various seams such as closed, lapped, butted, welted, piped and moccasin.
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OptionalApply Assembling Techniques For Cemented Footwear Construction skill
Be able to pull the uppers over the last and fix the lasting allowance on insole, manually or by special machines for forepart lasting, waist lasting, and seat lasting. Apart …
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OptionalApply Machine Cutting Techniques For Footwear And Leather Goods skill
Adjust and establish the machine technical operating parameters for cutting footwear and leather goods. Check and select the cutting dies, classification of the cut pieces against cutting restrictions, specifications and …
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OptionalApply Pre-stitching Techniques skill
Apply pre-stitching techniques to footwear and leather goods in order to reduce thickness, to reinforce, to mark the pieces, to decorate or to reinforce their edges or surfaces. Be able …
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OptionalCommunicate Commercial And Technical Issues In Foreign Languages skill
Speak one or more foreign languages in order to communicate commercial and technical issues with various suppliers and clients.
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OptionalApply Stitching Techniques skill
Apply footwear and leather goods stitching techniques using the appropriate machines, needles, threads and other tools in order to obtain the required model and to comply with the sewing technical …
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OptionalOperate Automatic Cutting Systems For Footwear And Leather Goods skill
Work with the equipment's software. Digitise and mark the leather areas with faults in order to avoid them. Establish nesting and cutting restrictions for each pattern. Pick up, sort, upload …
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