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Career: Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Job Description
Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
85
|
Remove and examine shoes, shoe parts, and designs to verify conformance to specifications such as proper embedding of stitches in channels. |
83
|
Cut excess thread or material from shoe parts, using scissors or knives. |
71
|
Study work orders and/or shoe part tags to obtain information about workloads, specifications, and the types of materials to be used. |
68
|
Perform routine equipment maintenance such as cleaning and lubricating machines or replacing broken needles. |
65
|
Operate or tend machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts. |
63
|
Test machinery to ensure proper functioning before beginning production. |
62
|
Switch on machines, then lower pressure feet or rollers to secure parts and start machine stitching, using hand, foot, or knee controls. |
60
|
Select and place spools of thread or pre-wound bobbins into shuttles, or onto spindles or loupers of stitching machines. |
58
|
Turn knobs to adjust stitch length and thread tension. |
55
|
Align parts to be stitched, following seams, edges, or markings, before positioning them under needles. |
51
|
Draw thread through machine guide slots, needles, and presser-feet in preparation for stitching, or load rolls of wire through machine axles. |
45
|
Turn setscrews on needle bars, and position required numbers of needles in stitching machines. |
41
|
Collect shoe parts from conveyer belts or racks and place them in machinery such as ovens or on molds for dressing, returning them to conveyers or racks to send them to the next work station. |
35
|
Position dies on material in a manner that will obtain the maximum number of parts from each portion of material. |
33
|
Load hot-melt plastic rod glue through reactivator axles, using wrenches, then switch on reactivators, setting temperature and timers to heat glue to specifications. |
33
|
Staple sides of shoes, pressing a foot-treadle to position and hold each shoe under the feeder of the machine. |
22
|
Fill shuttle spools with thread from a machine's bobbin-winder by pressing a foot-treadle. |
13
|
Turn screws to regulate size of staples. |
11
|
Hammer loose staples for proper attachment. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
80
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
72
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
57
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
52
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
51
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
49
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
48
|
Getting Information
|
48
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
47
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
46
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
46
|
Thinking Creatively
|
45
|
Processing Information
|
45
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
44
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
44
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
44
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
38
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
37
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
34
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
34
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
32
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
32
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
31
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
30
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
27
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
25
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
24
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
22
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
22
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
20
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
20
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
19
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
17
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
17
|
Interacting With Computers
|
17
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
16
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
15
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
15
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
13
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
13
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
12
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|