How do they match: Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Job Setter
  • Special Machine Stitcher

  • Draw thread through machine guide slots, needles, and presser feet in preparation for stitching, or load rolls of wire through machine axles.
  • Load hot-melt plastic rod glue through reactivator axles, using wrenches, and switch on reactivators, setting temperature and timers to heat glue to specifications.
  • Remove and examine shoes, shoe parts, and designs to verify conformance to specifications such as proper embedding of stitches in channels.
  • Study work orders or shoe part tags to obtain information about workloads, specifications, and the types of materials to be used.

  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.