Description
Footwear production supervisors monitor and coordinate day-to-day production activities of a footwear manufacturing plant. They oversee quality control to ensure that the end product is in alignment with production specifications, and manage the footwear staff. The work also involves negotiations with suppliers as well as taking care of the production plan and production costs.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
footwear equipmentsfootwear machineryfootwear componentsfootwear manufacturing technologyhealth and safety in the workplacefootwear qualitymanual cutting processes for leatherfootwear materialshealth and safety regulationsfootwear creation processautomatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goodsassembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear constructionfootwear bottoms pre-assemblyfootwear finishing techniquesfootwear stitching techniquesassembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear constructionfootwear industrypre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goodsfootwear uppers pre-assemblyassembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction
Practical Skills
use communication techniquesmanage footwear quality systemsplan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goodsuse IT toolsapply footwear and leather goods quality control techniquesmanage staffcalculate the productivity of the production of footwear and leather goodswork in textile manufacturing teamsmeasure working time in goods productionmanage production of footwear or leather goodscreate solutions to problemsapply stitching techniquesmaintain footwear assembling equipmentapply footwear finishing techniquesmanage suppliescommunicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languagesapply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machineryapply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goodsperform laboratory tests on footwear or leather goodsdetermine footwear warehouse layoutreduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturingprepare footwear samplesoperate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goodscoordinate closing room in footwear manufacturingapply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturingplan footwear manufacturecut footwear uppersinnovate in footwear and leather goods industrycoordinate assembling room in footwear manufacturingcoordinate cutting room in footwear manufacturing