Shoe Care & Restoration Specialist

About the Role

Little Kitchen Help is seeking highly skilled Shoe Care & Restoration Specialists to join a prestigious ultra-luxury private hospitality operation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position offers a salary of SAR 5,000 per month and requires strong practical expertise in professional shoe care, leather treatment, restoration, and finishing.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out professional cleaning and care of premium and luxury footwear.
• Perform high-quality shoe polishing, buffing, and finishing.
• Clean, condition, and treat different types of leather.
• Carry out colour restoration and shoe-dyeing services.
• Repair and treat scratches, scuffs, stains, and surface damage.
• Undertake basic shoe restoration and repair work.
• Assess footwear condition and determine the appropriate treatment method.
• Safely handle different leather types, finishes, and materials.
• Work with premium, luxury, and high-value footwear with exceptional care.
• Select appropriate cleaning products, conditioners, dyes, polishes, and restoration materials.
• Ensure products and techniques used are suitable for the specific footwear and leather type.
• Maintain high standards of workmanship, presentation, and quality control.
• Maintain a clean, organised, and professional work environment.
• Handle clients' personal and high-value belongings with discretion and care.
• Maintain accurate records of items received, treatments performed, and items returned.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven professional experience in shoe care, shoe restoration, leather care, or specialist shoe repair.
• Strong practical experience in professional shoe cleaning, polishing and finishing, leather conditioning and treatment, colour restoration, shoe dyeing, scratch and surface-damage treatment, and basic shoe restoration and repair.
• Strong knowledge of different leather types and appropriate treatment techniques.
• Experience handling premium, luxury, and high-value footwear.
• Good knowledge of professional shoe-care products, tools, and equipment.
• Excellent attention to detail and high standards of workmanship.
• Strong understanding of how different products and treatments affect leather, colour, and finishes.
• Ability to work carefully and consistently under operational pressure.
• Reliable, disciplined, and professionally presented.
• Hospitality experience is not essential; candidates from specialist shoe-care, leather-care, shoe-repair, and restoration businesses are encouraged to apply.

Practical Assessment

A CV alone will not be sufficient for final selection. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a practical trade test and/or live demonstration of their work. The assessment will focus on:

• Quality of workmanship
• Attention to detail
• Professional cleaning and polishing techniques
• Leather treatment and conditioning
• Colour restoration and dyeing capability
• Ability to treat scratches and surface damage
• Product and material knowledge
• Technical ability
• Safe handling of premium and high-value footwear
• Overall finish and presentation

Practical ability and proven workmanship will carry significant weight in the final selection process.