Shoe Repair Technician Resume Template
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Contact
Denver, CO
(303) 555-6794
austin.williams@email.com
linkedin.com/in/austinwilliams
Certifications
OSHA 10-Hour General Industry
OSHA Outreach Training Program
Craft Skills
Goodyear-welt resolingHeel rebuildsLeather stitchingBoot stretchingLeather dyeingZipper replacementRepair quoting
Tools & Systems
Landis stitcher
Adler patcher
Finishing machine
Square POS
QuickBooks
Education
High School Diploma
2014
North High School, Denver
Austin Williams
Shoe Repair Technician · Resoling & Leather Goods
Profile
Shoe repair technician with 10 years resoling boots and dress shoes and repairing leather goods. Now runs a shop handling 120+ repairs a week and grew Goodyear-welt resole work by 50% in two years.
Repair Experience
Shop Lead
2021 – Present
Larimer Shoe Repair, Denver, CO
- Run a 3-person repair shop handling 120+ shoe, boot and leather goods repairs a week.
- Resole Goodyear-welted boots and dress shoes with Vibram and leather soles.
- Rebuild heels, replace zippers and restitch uppers on Landis and Adler stitchers.
- Grew resole revenue 50% in 2 years by taking in work from 4 local boot retailers.
- Quote jobs, track tickets and inventory in the POS and order leather and soles.
Shoe and Leather Worker/Repairer
2017 – 2021
Front Range Boot & Saddle, Lakewood, CO
- Resoled and reheeled work and western boots and rebuilt welts on a curved needle stitcher.
- Repaired saddles, belts, holsters and handbags with hand stitching and rivets.
- Cut and skived leather patches and stretched boots for wide calves and bunions.
- Dyed, conditioned and refinished leather to match the original color.
Shoe Repair Apprentice
2015 – 2017
Colfax Cobbler, Denver, CO
- Replaced heel caps and half soles and trimmed soles on a finishing machine.
- Cleaned, polished and shined shoes and tagged incoming repairs.
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Skills to list
- Sole replacement
- Leather repair
- Stitching machines
- Adhesive application
- Shoe finishing
- Customer service
- Hand-tool use
- Material selection
Software and tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory tracking software
- Bookkeeping software
- Sale processing software
- Financial accounting software
Duties to describe on a shoe repair technician resume
- Dyed, soaked, polished, painted, stamped, stitched, stained, buffed, or engraved leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
- Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.
- Constructed, decorated, or repaired leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.
- Repaired and reconditioned leather products such as trunks, luggage, shoes, saddles, belts, purses, and baseball gloves.
- Aligned and stitched or glued materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, to join parts.
- Inspected articles for defects, and removed damaged or worn parts, using hand tools.
Titles along the way
- Shoe Repair Apprentice
- Shoe and Leather Worker/Repairer
- Shop Owner/Lead
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