Maintenance of footwear manufacturing machines

Description

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 corrective maintenance and verification of working conditions and performance. 

Alternative labels

set-up, programming, maintenance and repair of footwear production machines
maintenance of footwear manufacturing machinery
technical maintenance of footwear manufacturing machines
set-up, programming, maintenance and repair of footwear production machinery
technical maintenance of footwear manufacturing machinery
technical maintenance of footwear production machines
set-up, programming, maintenance and repair of footwear manufacturing machinery
technical maintenance of footwear production machinery
maintenance of footwear production machines
set-up, programming, maintenance and repair of footwear manufacturing machines

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

sector-specific

Relationships with occupations

Essential knowledge

Maintenance of footwear manufacturing machines is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:

Footwear maintenance technician: 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.
Leather goods maintenance technician: Leather goods maintenance technicians programme and tune different types of cutting, stitching, finishing and specific equipment related to leather goods manufacturing. They take care of the preventive and corrective maintenance of the various equipment by periodically verifying their working conditions and performance, analysing faults, correcting problems, repairing and substitutes components and performing routine lubrications. They provide information on the usage of equipment and its energetic consumption to decision makers inside the company.

Optional knowledge

Maintenance of footwear manufacturing machines is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

 


 

References

  1. Maintenance of footwear manufacturing machines – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022