leather wet processing department manager
Code 1321.2.1.6.2
Leather wet processing department managers plan and organise the work, the staff and equipment of the department involving the washing of the raw hides or skins. They remove unwanted elements and they weigh and prepare them for tanning. They coordinate supply of chemicals and raw materials. They perform elaboration of manufacturing recipes and monitor quality.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
- leather chemistry
- test leather chemistry
- functionalities of machinery
- source colour chemicals
- physico-chemical properties of hides and skins
- physico-chemical properties of crust leather
- health and safety in the workplace
- quality control systems
- leather technology
Skills and competences
- Trabajar en equipos interdisciplinarios
- adapt to changing situations
- purchase raw material supplies
- create solutions to problems
- execute working instructions
- develop manufacturing recipes
- identify defects on raw hides
- identify with the company's goals
- seek innovation in current practices
- maintain equipment
- prepare colour mixtures
- apply colouring recipes
- monitor operations in the leather industry
- use IT tools
- use communication techniques
Transversal competences
- ejercer con los colegas un rol de liderazgo orientado a los objetivos
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage staff
- think analytically
- work in textile manufacturing teams
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