Job Description:

• 1) Operates machine to mold outsoles or insoles to conform to shoe last at shank and arch: Turns thumbscrews or moves lever along calibrated dial to adjust last and size guides to specifications.

• 2) Sponges grained surface of sole at arch to soften leather.

• 3) Positions sole on die and against guides.

• 4) Pulls lever to lower mold that presses sole against die, shaping arch and shank.

• 5) Replaces dies and molds when last or shoe sizes change.