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Overview
Footwear production technicians support footwear manufacturing across product engineering, construction methods, samples, production planning, quality, functionality and cost control.
In job descriptions, look for footwear materials, uppers, bottoms, cutting, stitching, assembling, finishing, production rooms, technical drawings, productivity and quality checks.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Footwear production technician work connects design intent with factory execution. The role follows footwear through samples, cutting, stitching, assembly, finishing and checks on quality and productivity.
Skills and specializations
Useful areas include footwear materials, uppers and bottoms, construction methods, production planning, technical drawings, sample preparation and solving manufacturing problems with production teams.
Salary context
Salary context depends on process breadth, technical responsibility, production volume, quality ownership, cost reduction work, language needs with suppliers and coordination across cutting, closing or assembly rooms.
Career paths
Career paths can move into production coordination, footwear industrialisation, quality management, technical development, supply chain planning or management of a footwear or leather goods production area.
Good to know
Check which construction methods, materials and production rooms the advert names. Strong roles state whether the technician prepares samples, measures productivity or leads process improvements.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
17-3029.00
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Alternative labels
industry foreman
shoe technician
general foreman
general forewoman
industry forewoman specialized in shoemaking
industry foreman specialised in shoemaking
industry foreman specialized in shoemaking
industrial foreman
industry forewoman specialised in shoemaking
industrial forewoman
footwear technician
footwear engineer
industry forewoman
Occupation group
Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified (3119)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/59dae100-fdfe-44bd-8bd8-a0d3cd813ce4 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3119.7 |
| ISCO group | 3119 |
| Concept type | Occupation |