Colour sampling technician

Code 3116.1.3

Colour sampling technicians prepare recipes of colours and dyeing mixes. They ensure consistency in colour while using materials from different sources.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
  • leather chemistry
  • test leather chemistry
  • source colour chemicals
  • physico-chemical properties of crust leather
  • leather colour chemistry
  • leather finishing technologies
  • leather technology

Skills and competences

  • adapt to changing situations
  • create solutions to problems
  • differentiate nuance of colours
  • execute working instructions
  • develop manufacturing recipes
  • test chemical auxiliaries
  • manage supplies
  • identify with the company's goals
  • seek innovation in current practices
  • prepare colour mixtures
  • apply colouring recipes
  • use communication techniques
  • use color matching techniques

Transversal competences

  • ejercer con los colegas un rol de liderazgo orientado a los objetivos
  • manage environmental impact of operations
  • think analytically
  • work in textile manufacturing teams

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