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Band saw operator

Other names

vertical bandsaw operator, vertical band saw operator, band saw worker, head saw specialist, horizontal band saw operator, double-cut saw operator, timber bandsaw operator, band saw technician, production saw operator, band scroll saw operator, band saw user, automated bandsaw operator

Wood, furniture and paper

They use saws with a long moving blade to cut wood, measuring and marking pieces, adjusting the blade, and fixing jams.

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The work

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.

  1. 1

    Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.

  2. 2

    Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.

  3. 3

    Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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
opérateur de scie à ruban/opératrice de scie à ruban
español
operador de sierra de cinta/operadora de sierra de cinta
العربية
مشغل المنشار الحزامي / مشغلة المنشار الحزامي
português
Operador de serras de fita/Operadora de serras de fita
Deutsch
Bandsägenführer/Bandsägenführerin
italiano
operatore di sega a nastro/operatrice di sega a nastro

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