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Career Guidance Knowledge engineering, manufacturing and construction K072 - manufacturing and processing K0723 - textiles (clothes, footwear and leather) Leather physical testing
Description
Set of tests that describe physical features of leather. They include the analysis of the performance characteristics of leather, such as resistance to bending, to friction, to tearing, etc.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 9 occupations
- Total: 11 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 1 (Managers)
Essential for
- Leather laboratory technicianLeather laboratory technicians perform and report chemical analyses and physical tests of leather. They also perform and report chemical analyses of auxiliaries, environmental emis…
- Leather goods artisanal workerLeather goods artisanal workers manufacture leather goods or parts of leather goods by hand according to the specifications of the customer or their own design. They do repairs of……
Optional for
- Leather goods production supervisorLeather goods production supervisors monitor and coordinate day-to-day production activities of a leather goods manufacturing plant. They oversee quality control as well as manage …
- Leather wet processing department managerLeather 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 unwant…
- Raw materials warehouse specialistRaw materials warehouse specialists organise and monitor the reception and storage of raw materials in the warehouse according to the required conditions. They monitor the stock le…
- Finished leather warehouse managerFinished leather warehouse managers organise and monitor the finished leather warehouse, stock levels and organise product packing and dispatch. They maximise the warehouse space a…
- Leather raw materials purchasing managerLeather raw materials purchasing managers plan and purchase supplies of hides, skins, wet-blue or crust in coordination with the production requirements. They negotiate processes a…
- Leather finishing operations managerLeather finishing operations manager plan and organise the work of the finishing department. They are in charge of chemical supply and equipment management. They also coordinate th…
- Leather goods product development managerLeather goods product development managers coordinate the leather goods design and product development process in order to comply with marketing specifications, deadlines, strategi…
- Hide graderHide graders sort hides, skins, wet blue, and crust depending on the natural characteristics, category, weight and also magnitude, location, number and type of defects. They compar…
- Leather goods production managerLeather goods production managers perform a wide range of activities and tasks in the field of management, namely, they plan, distribute and coordinate all necessary activities of …
Related skills
- Manage environmental impact of operations
- Manage quality of leather throughout the production process
- Use communication techniques
- Execute working instructions
- Health and safety in the workplace
- Identify defects on raw hides
- Monitor operations in the leather industry
- Use IT tools
- Manage supplies
- Work in textile manufacturing teams
- Physico-chemical properties of hides and skins
- Purchase raw material supplies
