Remove and examine shoes, shoe parts, and designs to verify conformance to specifications such as proper embedding of stitches in channels

Perform routine equipment maintenance such as cleaning and lubricating machines or replacing broken needles

Cut excess thread or material from shoe parts, using scissors or knives

Align parts to be stitched, following seams, edges, or markings, before positioning them under needles

Collect shoe parts from conveyer belts or racks and place them in machinery such as ovens or on molds for dressing, returning them to conveyers or racks to send them to the next work station

Draw thread through machine guide slots, needles, and presser feet in preparation for stitching, or load rolls of wire through machine axles

Fill shuttle spools with thread from a machine's bobbin winder by pressing a foot treadle

Load hot-melt plastic rod glue through reactivator axles, using wrenches, and switch on reactivators, setting temperature and timers to heat glue to specifications

Hammer loose staples for proper attachment

Turn knobs to adjust stitch length and thread tension