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Career Details :: Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Description
Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
Experience
No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.
Education
These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
Tasks
- Draws thread through machine guide slots and needles.
- Reads shoe part tags to identify appropriate instruction cassette and style and color of thread.
- Turns setscrew on needle bar and positions required number of needles in designated stitching machines.
- Cuts excess thread or material from shoe part, using scissors or knife.
- Aligns parts to be stitched, following seams, edges, or markings, and positions parts under needle.
- Guides shoe into feeding mechanism that attaches, stitches, joins, or reinforces shoe parts, according to instructions.
- Selects and places spools of thread or prewound bobbins into shuttles or onto spindles or loopers of stitching machines.
- Removes and examines shoe parts and design to verify conformance to specifications.
- Lowers pressure foot or roller to secure parts and starts machine stitching, using hand, foot, or knee controls.
- Selects and inserts specified cassettes into consoles of stitching machine to stitch decorative designs onto shoe parts.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
Important Skills
- Operation and Control
- Product Inspection
- Reading Comprehension
- Equipment Selection
- Operation Monitoring
Frequent Work Context
- Indoors
- Degree of Automation
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
- Sitting
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