Skills
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Overview
The work is centered on operating leather-production equipment, following work instructions, checking machine settings and carrying out routine maintenance when machinery needs basic care.
In job descriptions, look for tannery machines, leather technology, hides and skins, machine programs, maintenance routines, defect checks, production standards, safety routines and teamwork on the shop floor.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The workplace is usually a tannery or leather-processing production line. Operators load, run and watch machinery, follow program settings, react to changes in hides or skins and carry out routine maintenance.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes machine functions, leather technology, maintenance routines, defects on raw hides, workplace safety and quality monitoring through the production process.
Salary context
Pay context depends on machine complexity, shift work, responsibility for maintenance, speed of production, defect detection and whether the operator handles several stages of leather processing.
Career paths
Progression can lead to senior machine operator, line coordinator, maintenance support, quality control, process monitoring or specialist work with tanning, splitting, stretching, glazing or measuring machines.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the machine type, tannery process, materials handled, maintenance tasks, safety routines, quality checks and expected teamwork with technicians or supervisors.
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This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
de-hairing machine operator
leather production worker
tanning machine operator
leather production machinist
leather production splitting machine operator
glazing machine operator
stretching machine operator
measuring leather machine operator
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Occupation group
Fur and leather preparing machine operators (8155)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3da8ee8c-ab60-4feb-ab5b-3ba31ef9ec1f |
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| ESCO code | 8155.1 |
| ISCO group | 8155 |
| Concept type | Occupation |