Leather Processing Machine Operator

Specialisations: Beam House Operator, Fellmongering Machine Operator, Tanning Machine Operator, Staining / Leather Machine Operator, Pelt Preparations Operator, De-hairing/Hide Machine Operator, Leather Finishing Operator

• Operating and monitoring machines which remove long coarse hair from fur pelts, trim hair to even length and dye, stretch and smooth dressed pelts
• Operating and monitoring machines which apply dyes and stains to leather
• Operating and monitoring machines which treat hides and skins in solutions to convert them into leather
• Operating and monitoring machines which remove flesh and fat from hides or pelts to clean and soften them
• Operating and monitoring machines in which hides are split edgeways to form two or more pieces or to give uniform thickness
• Operating and monitoring machines to polish or roughen hides or skins to specified finish
• Operating and monitoring machines which separate residual wool from skins, or flesh and hair from hides
• Maintaining and repairing vats and other machinery
• Operating and monitoring machines to remove epidermis hair roots, pigment cells and lime salts from grain side of skin
• Operating and monitoring machines to reduce thickness of hide or skin to uniform size
• Treating surface of leather with oil and operating glazing machine to give glossy finish to leather