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Overview
The work links computer files, pattern-cutting software, material placement and automatic cutting systems. Operators check surface faults, start the cut, collect pieces and compare the result with specifications and quality requirements.
In job descriptions, look for automatic cutting systems for footwear or leather goods, nesting, pattern software, material defects, machine condition, basic maintenance, CNC laser cutting and final quality checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
This role usually belongs in footwear, leather goods or soft-material production. The operator receives a cutting file, checks the material surface, positions the material and follows the machine through the cut and collection of pieces.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes automatic cutting systems, footwear materials, pattern-cutting software, nesting, basic machine maintenance and final quality control. Some roles add CNC laser cutting, blade replacement or pre-stitching preparation.
Salary context
Pay context depends on machine type, material value, setup responsibility, tolerance requirements, production pace and whether the operator also handles maintenance or quality decisions.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior cutting operator, cutting-room coordinator, quality control, production planning, footwear sample preparation or maintenance support for cutting equipment.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy names footwear, leather goods or another soft material. Also look for the cutting software, machine model, quality checks and whether pattern layout is manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of footwear
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include cutting machine operator, footwear stitching machine operator and pre-lasting operator.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9032.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-6062.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
15.2Manufacture of footwear
Alternative labels
automated cutting machine tender
leather goods automatic cutting system operator
leather goods automated cutting system operator
leather goods automated cutting machine operator
automatic cutting machine tender
automatic cutting machine operator
automatic footwear cutting clicker
automatic cutting system operator
automated cutting system operator
Occupation group
Shoemaking and related machine operators (8156)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2082e125-d06b-43e6-957f-b7aa3c48dc2f |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8156.1 |
| ISCO group | 8156 |
| Concept type | Occupation |