Cobbler Duties/Functions/Responsibilities
- Operates stitching machine or stitches by hand to repair broken or missed stitches and to replace parts.
- Relasts shoe to remove defects, such as wrinkles from outer parts, bunching of inner parts, and crooked seams.
- Repairs shoes damaged in manufacturing process: Inspects shoe or reads ticket to determine defects.
- Removes damaged parts, using handtools, such as knife, hammer, lasting tool, prying tool, and tack puller.
- Aligns and cements parts, such as edges, bindings, heels, soles, and uppers of shoe by hand.
- May be designated according to part of shoe repaired as Cobbler, Sole; Cobbler, Upper; Lining Repairer; or according to method of shoe construction as Cobbler.
- May fill holes and cracks in shoes, using colored wax filler.
