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 of the liquid floats, e.g. pH, temperature, chemicals concentration, during the process. They use the drum for washing the hide or skin, removing the hair (not in the case of hides and skins tanned with the hair or wool on), bating, tanning, retanning, dyeing and milling.
Also called: pit tanner, retanning machine operator, tanning worker, drum tender, beamhouse operator, tawer, chrome-tanning drum operator, tanning machine operator
- 10
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
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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- colour sampling technician8 skills in common
- leather finishing operations manager8 skills in common
- leather laboratory technician8 skills in common
- leather production manager8 skills in common
- leather finishing operator7 skills in common
- raw materials warehouse specialist7 skills in common
Optional skills
14- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
- create solutions to problems
- functionalities of machinery
- health and safety in the workplace
- identify defects on raw hides
- leather technology
- lift heavy weights
- maintain equipment
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage quality of leather throughout the production process
- manage tanning operations
- monitor operations in the leather industry
- tanning process
- test leather chemistry
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