sole and heel operator
Sole and heel operators attach soles or heels to the footwear by stitching, cementing or nailing. They may work with several machines, for example for slipping the lasts, or for roughing, dusting or attaching heels. They also operate various machines both for stitched or cemented constructions.
Also called: heel nailing machine tender, heel nailing machine operator, sole stitcher, shoe cementer, sole cementer, sole blacker
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- essential skills
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- optional skills
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- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
13- apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction
- apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques
- apply footwear finishing techniques
- apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques
- apply stitching techniques
- assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction
- footwear bottoms pre-assembly
- footwear components
- footwear equipments
- footwear machinery
- footwear manufacturing technology
- footwear materials
- footwear quality
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