Manage quality of leather throughout the production process

Description

Manage systems for the customer-focused organisation of leather production processes. It uses strategy, data, and effective communications to integrate the quality approach into the culture and activities of the company and also to achieve the organisation’s mission and goals.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 7 occupations
  • Optional in 11 occupations
  • Total: 18 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Leather laboratory technician
    Leather 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 worker
    Leather 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……
  • Finished leather warehouse manager
    Finished 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 manager
    Leather 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…
  • Textile quality inspector
    Textile quality inspectors ensure that the manufactured of textile products is compliant with predetermined specifications. Other titles The following job titles also refer to…
  • Leather production planner
    Leather production planners are responsible for planning and following production planning. They work with the production manager to follow progress of the schedule. They work with…
  • Leather finishing operations manager
    Leather 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…

Optional for

  • Leather goods production supervisor
    Leather 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 …
  • Tanner
    Tanners program and use tannery drums. They perform the work according to the work instructions, verify the physical and chemical characteristics of the hide, skin, or leather and …
  • Colour sampling operator
    Colour sampling operators apply colours and finish mixes according to the defined recipes. They apply pigments, dyes or other finishing mixes. Includes people performing activities…
  • Leather wet processing department manager
    Leather 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 specialist
    Raw 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…
  • Leather production machine operator
    Leather production machine operators use the tannery machinery and programs according to the specific requirements to achieve the department's standards. They do routine maintenanc…
  • Colour sampling technician
    Colour sampling technicians prepare recipes of colours and dyeing mixes. They ensure consistency in colour while using materials from different sources. Includes people performing …
  • Leather finishing operator
    Leather finishing operators use machines for finishing leather according to the required specifications by the client for surface characteristics such as colour nuance, quality, pa…
  • Hide grader
    Hide 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 manager
    Leather 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 …
  • Leather sorter
    Leather sorters inspect and classify leather during and at the end of the production process according to the qualitative features, destinations of use and customer requirements.&n…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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