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| 8265 FUR- AND LEATHER-PREPARING-MACHINE OPERATORS
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Fur- and leather-preparing-machine operators operate and
monitor various machines which prepare leather or treat fur- or
wool-bearing pelts.
Tasks include -
(a) operating and monitoring machines which remove flesh and fat
from pelts before curing;
(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 which separate residual
wool from skins, or flesh and hair from hides, and which
split hides;
(d) operating and monitoring machines which treat hides and
skins in solutions and apply finishing product to convert
them into leather;
(e) operating and monitoring machines which apply dyes and
stains to leather;
(f) performing related tasks;
(g) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Machine-operator, dehairing/hide
- Machine-operator, staining/leather
- Machine-operator, tanning
Some related occupations classified elsewhere;
- Dyer, pelt - 7441
- Tanner - 7441
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