Stream 4 - Clothing/Textile Services

4.6.0 Footwear Technologist

4.6.1 Tasks may include but are not limited to the following:

1. Preparing new clothing technical specifications, manufacturing data, purchase descriptions, production drawings, sealed samples and revising existing specifications, drawings, and evaluation of existing sealed samples;
2. Supporting the design and development of footwear;
3. Reviewing and analysing vendors and manufacturers footwear samples and testing results for compliance to given specifications and testing standards;
4. Establishing footwear technical databases for materiel and information management;
5. Preparing Statements of Work for the design and purchase of prototypes and (or) samples;
6. Investigating Unsatisfactory Condition Reports, Material Authorization Change Requests, Design Change/Deviation Requests, Requests for Waiver, Technical Failure Reports, etc. to determine legitimacy and make recommendations for reply;
7. Supporting footwear reviews and recommending disposal or reassignment;
8. Preparing footwear displays to meet requirements for conferences, exhibitions, briefings and meetings;
9. Converting existing engineering drawings to new drawings utilizing commercial software applications for incorporation into specifications;
10. Recommending revision of footwear scales of measurement in both Imperial and Metric measurements for inclusion in specifications, manufacturing data or purchase descriptions;
11. Investigating designs, materials and processes and recommending solutions to identified technical problems through literature searches and in consultation with industry and technical experts;
12. Evaluating prototypes and commercial products to determine suitability;
13. Supporting preparation of plans for development and (or) assessment of new requirements or items including laboratory, engineering, and field trial protocols;
14. Evaluating footwear against technical specifications;
15. Provision of technical guidance to manufacturers during the production of prototypes that may include plant visits;
16. Supporting compliance of environmental regulations regarding use and disposal of footwear; and
17. Researching and monitoring emerging technologies and (or) products and (or) industrial capabilities for footwear.

4.6.2 Occupational Minimum Mandatory Qualifications

A. Junior Footwear Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of one (1) years of experience as a Footwear Technologist

B. Intermediate Footwear Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Footwear Technologist

C. Senior Footwear Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Footwear Technologist.