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95105.03 – Fur cutters

Fur cutters cut fur pelts to make parts for garments and other fur articles.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Fur cutter

Core competencies

  • Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment to observe machine performance, check settings and ensure the equipment operates smoothly and safely
  • Management of Material Resources to plan and manage material resources by conferring with coworkers to obtain information about orders, processes or problems
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness to accurately cut fur pelts along specific patterns or templates, while steadily manipulating knives or shears
  • Rate Control and Reaction Time to optimize cutting efficiency and minimize errors as tasks often involve working with different fur textures and thicknesses, requiring fur cutters to adapt their cutting speed accordingly
  • Attention to Detail to ensure accuracy and uniformity in the cut by carefully and meticulously following cutting instructions, patterns or templates
  • Knowledge in Manufacturing, Processing and Production to interpret cutting instructions accurately, follow patterns precisely and optimize material usage

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Cut fur skins in diagonal strips to specified length and shape of pelt using furrier's knives and cutters
  • Number pelts to indicate their location on pattern
  • May sort or match skins, and may prepare fur samples.

Additional information

  • Progression to machine operator or supervisory positions is possible with experience.
  • There is little mobility among the different kinds of cutters in this unit group.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Industrial sewing machine operators (94132)
  • Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing (94133)
  • Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly (92024)
  • Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (92015)
  • Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (64200)
  • Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers (94130)
  • Upholsterers (63221)
  • Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations (94131)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Major group

95 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Sub-major group

951 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Minor group

9510 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Unit group

95105 – Labourers in textile processing and cutting

Occupational profile

95105.03 – Fur cutters

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