Bootmaker

Salary: $57,000 per annum

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Ensuring boots are made to correct specifications.
  • Understands and follows all safe work procedures.
  • Maintain a clean working environment.
  • Reports all equipment issues to the supervisor or manager in a timely manner.
  • General housekeeping duties.
  • Cutting out patterns according to specifications (manually and using machines).
  • Operate blocking machine, pressing down machine and other machines as required.
  • Sewing and stitching of leather.
  • Burnishing of uppers.
  • Nailing/stapling upper to innersole.
  • Operate the welt stitcher, sole stitcher and edge trimmer.
  • Operate the cork machine and the forepart laster.
  • Attaching heel to boot using the heeler machine.
  • Ensure boots are made to correct specifications.
  • Leather and repair techniques.
  • Be required to apply control/assurance techniques.
  • Have designated responsibility for the training of other employees.
  • Be responsible for quality and production records relating to own work group or team.
  • Be required to take a co-ordinating role for a group of workers or in a team environment (which includes contributing to the identification and resolution of the problems of others and assisting in defining work group procedures and methods),where the members of the group or team are at Skill Level 4 and below;
  • Be required to exercise advanced equipment maintenance and problem-solving skills (including identification of major equipment faults and organisation or performance of necessary repair).
  • Commence training in additional skills required to advance to a higher skill level.

Essentials:

  • Apply skills and knowledge, equivalent to that of a qualified tradesperson, that have been acquired as a result of training or experience.
  • Exercise a range of skills involving planning, investigation and resolution of problems, and/or training, and/or supervision, and/or specialised technical tasks.
  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Mechanical knowledge of machinery.
  • Experience in a production/manufacturing environment.
  • Experience in machines operations.

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