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Air separation plant operator

Other names

air separation plant production operator, air separation plant operative, air separation plant worker, oxygen plant operator, oxygen gas plant operator, air separation plant production operative, air separation plant production worker

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They run machines that take nitrogen and oxygen from air, watch pressure, flow and heat, test the gases, and move them to tanks.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Monitor recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights, or other indicators and listen for warning signals to verify conformity of process conditions.

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    Move control settings to make necessary adjustments on equipment units affecting speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.

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    Draw samples of products and conduct quality control tests to monitor processing and to ensure that standards are met.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
conducteur/conductrice d’installation de séparation de l’air
español
operador de planta de separación del aire/operadora de planta de separación del aire
العربية
مشغل محطة فصل الهواء / مشغلة محطة فصل الهواء
português
Operador de unidade de separação de ar/Operadora de unidade de separação de ar
Deutsch
Steuerer von Lufttrennungsanlagen/Steuerin von Lufttrennungsanlagen
italiano
conduttore di impianti di separazione dell’aria/conduttrice di impianti di separazione dell’aria

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