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Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
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This source lists 19 tasks, including 12 marked Core and 7 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2024.
19 tasks shown
Core · Task 24000 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Inspect finished products to ensure that shoes have been completed according to specifications.
Core · Task 14094 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Align parts to be stitched, following seams, edges, or markings, before positioning them under needles.
Core · Task 14100 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Operate or tend machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
Core · Task 14090 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Remove and examine shoes, shoe parts, and designs to verify conformance to specifications such as proper embedding of stitches in channels.
Core · Task 14096 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Switch on machines, lower pressure feet or rollers to secure parts, and start machine stitching, using hand, foot, or knee controls.
Core · Task 14101 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Draw thread through machine guide slots, needles, and presser feet in preparation for stitching, or load rolls of wire through machine axles.
Core · Task 14089 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Study work orders or shoe part tags to obtain information about workloads, specifications, and the types of materials to be used.
Core · Task 14091 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Perform routine equipment maintenance such as cleaning and lubricating machines or replacing broken needles.
Core · Task 14099 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Test machinery to ensure proper functioning before beginning production.
Core · Task 14105 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Select and place spools of thread or pre-wound bobbins into shuttles, or onto spindles or loupers of stitching machines.
Core · Task 14092 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Cut excess thread or material from shoe parts, using scissors or knives.
Core · Task 14107 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Turn knobs to adjust stitch length and thread tension.
Supplemental · Task 14102 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Fill shuttle spools with thread from a machine's bobbin winder by pressing a foot treadle.
Supplemental · Task 14104 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Staple sides of shoes, pressing a foot treadle to position and hold each shoe under the feeder of the machine.
Supplemental · Task 14098 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Position dies on material in a manner that will obtain the maximum number of parts from each portion of material.
Supplemental · Task 14097 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Collect shoe parts from conveyer belts or racks and place them in machinery such as ovens or on molds for dressing, returning them to conveyers or racks to send them to the next work station.
Supplemental · Task 14095 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Turn setscrews on needle bars, and position required numbers of needles in stitching machines.
Supplemental · Task 14093 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Turn screws to regulate size of staples.
Supplemental · Task 14106 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Hammer loose staples for proper attachment.
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