Leather Finishing Operator Stationary Plant & Machine Operators
SaveWhat Does a Leather Finishing Operator Do?
Leather finishing operators use machines for finishing leather according to the required specifications by the client for surface characteristics such as 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.
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Leather Finishing Technologies
Equipment, technologies and techniques for coating and laminating finishing of leather according to product specification. Topics include surface preparation, equipment types, preparation of substrata, operation monitoring and applications related to different types of finishing, coatings and final articles.
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Skills You Need to Become a Leather Finishing Operator
Essential Skills
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EssentialLeather Finishing Technologies knowledge
Equipment, technologies and techniques for coating and laminating finishing of leather according to product specification. Topics include surface preparation, equipment types, preparation of substrata, operation monitoring and applications related to …
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1 bookThe Arts of Tanning, Currying, and Leather Dressing -
EssentialSpray Finishing Technology knowledge
Equipment, technologies and techniques for spray finishing of leather according to product specification. Topics include surface preparation, equipment types, preparation of finishing mixtures, operation monitoring and spray applications related to …
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EssentialAdapt To Changing Situations skill
Change approach to situations based on unexpected and sudden changes in people's needs and mood or in trends; shift strategies, improvise and naturally adapt to those circumstances.
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EssentialExecute Working Instructions skill
Understand, interpret and properly apply work instructions regarding different tasks in the workplace.
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EssentialIdentify With The Company's Goals skill
Act for the benefit of the company and for the achievement of its targets.
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EssentialMaintain Equipment skill
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
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EssentialStay Alert skill
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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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EssentialWork In Textile Manufacturing Teams skill
Work harmoniously with colleagues in teams in the textile and clothing manufacturing industries.
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EssentialApply Colouring Recipes Correctly skill
Prepare colour and other chemical mixtures in accordance with the recipes and/or the characteristics of the article to be achieved. Interpreting and applying the instructions, including technical and operational details …
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EssentialPrepare Colour Mixtures skill
Prepare colour mixtures in accordance with the recipes and/or the characteristics of the article to be achieved.
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OptionalHealth And Safety In The Workplace knowledge
The body of rules, procdeures and regulations related to safety, health and welfare of people in their workplace.
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OptionalLeather Technology knowledge
Subject that includes traditional and advanced technologies of tanning processes, including machinery, service plants and other supporting equipment like moving or dosing systems.
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OptionalPhysico-chemical Properties Of Hides And Skins knowledge
The quality of hides and skins is defined by organoleptic, microbiological, histological and chemical characteristics (i.e. moisture, structure of the dermis, percentage of fat and collagen). Each type of hide/skin …
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OptionalTest Leather Chemistry knowledge
Set of tests that describe chemical features of leather. They include pH and content of specific substances.
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OptionalFunctionalities Of Machinery knowledge
The machinery and equipment used and, in particular, the characteristics regarding functioning and calibration to ensure compliance with quality and product specifications, as well as the operator's safety.
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OptionalLeather Chemistry knowledge
Chemical composition and chemical properties of hide/skin and chemicals used and their modification during the different tanning processes. Reactions between hide/skin or semi-finished leather and chemical products during the different …
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OptionalCharacteristics Of Chemicals Used For Tanning knowledge
Composition and physico-chemical properties of auxiliary chemicals used in the different tanning processes (tanning agents, fat liquors, pigments, dyes, etc.)
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3 booksThe Arts of Tanning, Currying, and Leather Dressing
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OptionalCreate 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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OptionalIdentify Defects On Raw Hides skill
Analyse, identify and evaluate the possible defects present on raw hides/skins. Defects may be of natural origin (e.g. damage by parasites), caused by bad practices at the farm, in transport, …
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OptionalManage Environmental Impact Of Operations skill
Manage the interaction with and impact on the environment by companies. Identify and assess environmental impacts of the production process and related services, and regulate a reduction of the effects …
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OptionalManage Quality Of Leather Throughout The Production Process skill
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OptionalMonitor Operations In The Leather Industry skill
Operational monitoring refers to collecting key system performance of leather production at periodic intervals or at the end of some specific phases of the leather process. This information gives a …
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OptionalThink Analytically skill
Produce thoughts using logic and reasoning in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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OptionalDifferentiate Nuance Of Colours skill
The talent to analyse, mix and match colours. Be able to pass a colour acuity test.
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