§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

footwear assembly supervisor

Footwear assembly supervisors check and coordinate activities of operators in the lasting room.

Description

Footwear assembly supervisors check and coordinate activities of operators in the lasting room. They are in charge of coordinating lasting room activity with the previous and following activities of the production chain. They examine uppers and soles to be lasted and give instructions to produce them. These supervisors are in charge of supplying the lasting room with uppers, lasts, shanks, counters and small handling tools, and they are also in charge of the quality control of the lasting.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

footwear components footwear uppers pre-assembly footwear manufacturing technology assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction footwear bottoms pre-assembly assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction footwear materials footwear quality footwear machinery footwear equipments assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

use IT tools work in textile manufacturing teams coordinate assembling room in footwear manufacturing create solutions to problems use communication techniques

OPTIONALOptional competences

apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery coordinate cutting room in footwear manufacturing prepare footwear samples plan footwear manufacture apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques coordinate closing room in footwear manufacturing

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)