orthopaedic footwear technician

Description

Orthopaedic footwear technicians design footwear and make patterns, using manufacturing technology. They compensate and accommodate foot and ankle fitting problems and design and manufacture footwear and its orthopaedic components, including orthoses, insoles, soles and others.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

footwear equipments footwear machinery footwear components footwear manufacturing technology footwear quality manual cutting processes for leather ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design footwear materials automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods footwear creation process

Practical Skills

apply stitching techniques use communication techniques apply footwear finishing techniques use IT tools apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction apply pre-stitching techniques apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques create patterns for footwear cut footwear uppers perform pattern grading maintain footwear assembling equipment apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing prepare footwear samples perform packing of footwear and leather goods