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Candy machine operator

Other names

candy production worker, candy machine operative, candy production operative, sweets machine operator

Food factories and processing

They run machines that weigh and mix candy ingredients, then shape the candy by cutting it or pouring it into moulds.

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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

    Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.

  2. 2

    Clean and sterilise vats and factory processing areas.

  3. 3

    Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.

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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.

Free to use with attribution

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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 machine à confiserie/opératrice de machine à confiserie
español
operario de máquina de fabriación de dulces/operaria de máquina de fabricación de dulces
العربية
مشغل ماكينة الحلوى / مشغلة ماكينة الحلوى
português
Operador de máquina de fabricação de doces/Operadora de máquina de fabricação de doces
Deutsch
Produktionsarbeiter für Süßwaren/Produktionsarbeiterin für Süßwaren
italiano
operatore di macchinari per caramelle/operatrice di macchinari per caramelle

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