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Shoe Repairer
Alternative Titles:
Footwear Repairer
Shoe repairers repair shoes and leather goods according to
customer requirements.
Shoe repairers may perform the following tasks:
- choose ready-made new soles or cut them from pieces of
leather, rubber or nylon, and cement, nail or sew the soles
to the shoes using a power-operated sole-stitcher or a
manually operated sewing machine
- replace heels by cutting replacement heels into shape
and cementing or nailing them into place by machine or by
hand
- stain and polish repaired shoes to match the original
colour
- replace insoles and toe-caps, re-stitch loose seams,
replace bows and ribbons, and re-colour and polish shoes
- do repairs such as replacing zips on handbags and
luggage
- cut keys and do engraving
- manage other staff and do the banking and accounts
- if highly skilled, make surgical adjustments such as
building up soles and heels or adapting footwear according
to doctors' prescriptions.
Required Skills - Shoe Repairer
- enjoy practical and manual work
- good hand-eye coordination
- able to work quickly and accurately
- free from allergies to glue and polish
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