Footwear Worker
Footwear workers make shoes, boots and sandals using hand
and machine tools.
The footwear industry has become more mechanised and raw
material passes through many stages before the finished
article is produced. Different sets of specialised skills are
required for each stage of production.
Footwear workers perform a variety of tasks depending on
their area of specialisation:
Clicker cuts pieces of leather or other material
from patterns to form the upper parts of a shoe using a
clicking press. Materials may be cut by hand in small
factories.
Footwear Finisher trims, inks, polishes, sands and
applies the maker's name.
Footwear Machinist uses various machines to stitch
the upper parts of shoes and may decorate with stitching or
punched holes.
Footwear Maker assembles all types of footwear
either by hand or machine. Uppers are attached to soles and
heels by nailing, tacking, stitching, gluing or injection
moulding.
Pattern Maker designs and cuts a heavy paper pattern
for a sample model shoe by hand or computer. From the master
pattern multiple copies are made to produce a range of shoes
in different sizes and colours.
Stuffcutter cuts the bottom sections of the shoes
which includes the soles, heels and insoles using a clicking
press.
Tableworker prepares the uppers for the machinist to
sew together and clean, polish and pack the completed item of
footwear.
With experience and sometimes further training, it is
possible to progress to technical or supervisory levels.
Required Skills - Footwear Worker
- enjoy practical and manual work
- good with your hands
- able to perform precise and detailed work
- good eyesight
- normal colour vision
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