Tanning technician to leather production manager
A tanning technician already meets 36% of what the leather production manager role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.8/ 100
1 How much of what a leather production manager is expected to do is already part of a tanning technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the leather production manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A leather production manager role treats 12 of its required skills as things a tanning technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
- develop manufacturing recipes
- functionalities of machinery
- leather chemistry
- leather physical testing
- leather technology
What stands in the way is 21 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tanning technician background worth leading with.
- already held leather colour chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held develop manufacturing recipes communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held test chemical auxiliaries information skills
- already held test leather chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held characteristics of chemicals used for tanning natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held leather physical testing engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the leather production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn work in textile manufacturing teams required
- still to learn adapt to changing situations required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn liaise with colleagues required
- still to learn purchase raw material supplies required
- still to learn use communication techniques required
- still to learn manage staff required
- still to learn manage supplies required
- still to learn meet deadlines required
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn leather finishing technologies required
- still to learn quality control systems required
- still to learn spray finishing technology required
- still to learn identify defects on raw hides required
- still to learn monitor operations in the leather industry required
- still to learn seek innovation in current practices required
- still to learn prepare colour mixtures required
- optional, not held pack leather optional
- optional, not held apply colouring recipes optional
- still to learn identify with the company's goals required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a leather production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 identify defects on raw hides practise this
- 02 leather finishing technologies study this
- 03 quality control systems study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held characteristics of chemicals used for tanning knowledge
- already held develop manufacturing recipes skill
- already held functionalities of machinery knowledge
- already held leather chemistry knowledge
- already held leather physical testing knowledge
- already held leather technology knowledge
- already held manage environmental impact of operations skill
- already held manage quality of leather throughout the production process skill
- already held physico-chemical properties of crust leather knowledge
- already held physico-chemical properties of hides and skins knowledge
- already held test chemical auxiliaries skill
- already held test leather chemistry knowledge
- already held leather colour chemistry knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn source colour chemicals required
- still to learn health and safety in the workplace required
- still to learn use IT tools required
- still to learn maintain equipment required
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held pack leather optional
- optional, not held apply colouring recipes optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
23 held skills the leather production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct beamhouse operations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct leather finishing operations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct post tanning operations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct re-tanning operations skill
- not needed by the target role design post tanning operations skill
- not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- not needed by the target role hides, skins and leather products knowledge
- not needed by the target role leather goods components knowledge
- not needed by the target role leather goods materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role leather products maintenance knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role manage tanning operations skill
- not needed by the target role plan beamhouse operations skill
- not needed by the target role plan fabric manufacturing process skill
- not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role plan tanning finishing operations skill
- not needed by the target role reduce tanning emissions skill
- not needed by the target role tanning process knowledge
- not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn leather finishing technologies required
- still to learn quality control systems required
- still to learn spray finishing technology required
- still to learn health and safety in the workplace required
- still to learn source colour chemicals required
Common questions about this move
Can a tanning technician become a leather production manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A tanning technician already covers 36% of what a leather production manager is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 12 of which the leather production manager role treats as required.
What skills does a tanning technician need to become a leather production manager?
21 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is identify defects on raw hides.
How hard is the move from tanning technician to leather production manager?
Its learning distance is 68.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.