Leather sorter

Code 7535.1

Leather sorters inspect and classify leather during and at the end of the production process according to the qualitative features, destinations of use and customer requirements. They work in the tannery and in the warehouses checking the quality, colour, size, thickness, softness and natural defects.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • physico-chemical properties of hides and skins
  • physico-chemical properties of crust leather

Skills and competences

  • adapt to changing situations
  • differentiate nuance of colours
  • execute working instructions
  • identify defects on raw hides
  • identify with the company's goals
  • use communication techniques

Transversal competences

  • think analytically
  • work in textile manufacturing teams

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences