ISCO Unit Group 8155 Fur And Leather Preparing Machine Operators
Definition
Fur And Leather Preparing Machine Operators: Fur and leather preparing machine operators monitor and operate various machines that prepare leather or treat fur- or wool-bearing pelts. They trim, scrape, clean, tan, buff and dye animal hides, pelts or skins to produce leather stock and finished furs.
Tasks include -
(a) operating and monitoring machines which remove flesh and fat from hides or pelts to clean and soften them prior to processing;
(b) operating and monitoring machines which remove long coarse hair from fur pelts, trim hair to even length and dye, stretch and smooth dressed pelts;
(c) operating and monitoring machines to remove epidermis hair roots, pigment cells and lime salts from the grain side of skin;
(d) operating and monitoring machines to reduce thickness of hide or skin to uniform size;
(e) operating and monitoring machines to polish or roughen hides or skins to specified finishes;
(f) operating and monitoring machines which separate residual wool from skins, or flesh and hair from hides;
(g) operating and monitoring machines in which hides are split edgeways to form two or more pieces or to give uniform thickness;
(h) operating and monitoring machines which treat hides and skins in solutions to convert them into leather;
(i) treating surfaces of leather with oil and operating glazing machines to give glossy finishes to leather;
(j) operating and monitoring machines which apply dyes and stains to leather;
(k) maintaining and repairing vats and other machinery.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Hide dehairing machine operator
- Leather staining machine operator
- Tanning machine operator
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Pelt dresser- 7535
- Tanner- 7535
Occupations
| Occupation | Title |
|---|---|
| C8155.1 | ISCO Occupation Group 8155.1 Leather Production Machine Operator |
