Description
Nature and Scope of the main activities:
The Clicker will join a team of five in the Clicking Department.
**Clicking**
* Cutting around patterns made of acrylic or brass-bound card for each part of the shoe.
* The manual dexterity to use the clicking knife accurately, and safely.
* Interlocking the patterns to maximise leather usage and minimise waste.
* The ability to cut different sizes and styles from the same skin.
* Use hydraulic presses to cut leather sections.
**Leather Utilisation**
* Understanding the leather character and the defects.
* The ability to know which part of the skin is inherently suitable for which part of the shoe with regards to structure, grain tightness, follicle pattern etc.,
* Understanding which leather surface attributes or defects can be cut into less sensitive or hidden parts of the shoe.
Person Specification
* Previous experience within a clicking environment
* Able to work within a small team of people
* Organised
* Able to work in a systematic way
* Supervisory experience would be an advantage