The Collar360

Bindery operator

Other names

bindery specialist, paper binder, binder operator, bindery machine operator, bindery machine technician, bindery machine specialist, perfect binder operator, perfect bindery specialist, bindery worker, perfect binder technician, bookbinder, binder

Printing and packaging

They run machines that join printed paper into books using staples, thread or glue, and they check the books for faults.

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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

    Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.

  2. 2

    Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.

  3. 3

    Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.

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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
opérateur en reliure/opératrice en reliure
español
encuadernador/encuadernadora
العربية
مشغل آلة التجليد / مشغلة آلة التجليد
português
Operador de máquina de encadernação/Operadora de máquina de encadernação
Deutsch
Bindemaschinenbediener/Bindemaschinenbedienerin
italiano
operatore di legatoria/operatrice di legatoria

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