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name: colour-sampling-technician
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'colour sampling technician' (also: leather dyer, colour kitchen technician, colour kitchen worker, dyer, color kitchen worker, tanning solution preparer). Use when the user asks for typical colour sampling technician work such as: typical colour sampling technician responsibilities"
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# Colour Sampling Technician

Colour sampling technicians prepare recipes of colours and dyeing mixes. They ensure consistency in colour while using materials from different sources.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- adapt to changing situations
- apply colouring recipes
- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
- create solutions to problems
- develop manufacturing recipes
- differentiate nuance of colours
- execute working instructions
- identify with the company's goals
- leather chemistry
- leather colour chemistry
- leather finishing technologies
- leather technology
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage supplies
- physico-chemical properties of crust leather

## Hot technologies

- C++
- Linux
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Database
- Oracle Java

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/657eeac9-5bb9-449d-a353-aa7d5f47e2b5), O*NET 30.3 (19-4031.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*