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Shoemakers and related workers
Salary range for the majority of workers in the selected occupation - from LKR188.84 to LKR543.35 per hour - 2020.
Shoemakers and related workers make, modify and repair standard, custom or orthopaedic footwear and natural or synthetic leather articles, such as luggage, handbags and belts, (except for leather garments, hats and gloves), or participate in the manufacture of shoes and related goods. They decorate, reinforce or finish shoes, luggage, handbags and belts.
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Job Definition
- Studying drawings and other specifications to make footwear according to customer’s needs
- Cutting out, shaping and padding parts for making leather articles
- Sewing rips or patching holes to repair articles, such as purses, belts, shoes, and luggage
- Taking plaster casts of deformed legs or foot to prepare drawings
- Checking the texture, colour, and strength of leather to ensure that it is adequate for a particular purpose
- Attaching accessories or ornamentation to decorate or protect products
- Making and repairing articles such as saddles and harnesses for animals, luggage, handbags, briefcases, leather bags, belts and other accessories
- Repairing belts, luggage, purses and similar products
- Making, modifying and repairing orthopaedic or therapeutic footwear according to doctors' prescriptions, or modifying existing footwear for people with foot problems and special needs
- Preparing inserts, heel pads, and lifts from casts of customers' feet
- Making, modifying and repairing standard footwear to meet individual requirements
- Removing and examining shoes, shoe parts, and designs to verify conformance to specifications such as proper embedding of stitches in channels
- Studying work orders and/or shoe part tags to obtain information about workloads, specifications, and the types of materials to be used
