# Competences — tanner

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1ce76c3b-edee-41b4-88c2-5db9b70d8bf0).

## Essential

- **adapt to changing situations** (skill/competence)
- **apply colouring recipes** (skill/competence)
- **execute working instructions** (skill/competence)
- **identify with the company's goals** (skill/competence)
- **leather chemistry** (knowledge)
- **physico-chemical properties of hides and skins** (knowledge)
- **prepare colour mixtures** (skill/competence)
- **use communication techniques** (skill/competence)
- **use IT tools** (skill/competence)
- **work in textile manufacturing teams** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- characteristics of chemicals used for tanning (knowledge)
- create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
- functionalities of machinery (knowledge)
- health and safety in the workplace (knowledge)
- identify defects on raw hides (skill/competence)
- leather technology (knowledge)
- lift heavy weights (skill/competence)
- maintain equipment (skill/competence)
- manage environmental impact of operations (skill/competence)
- manage quality of leather throughout the production process (skill/competence)
- manage tanning operations (skill/competence)
- monitor operations in the leather industry (skill/competence)
- tanning process (knowledge)
- test leather chemistry (knowledge)