The Collar360

Capsule filling machine operator

Other names

filling machine operator, pharmaceutical machine operator, capsule machine operative, pharmaceutical machine operative, capsule filler, capsule machine operator

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They run a machine that fills small capsules with medicine, check the capsules, fix jams, and remove the bad ones.

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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

    Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.

  2. 2

    Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.

  3. 3

    Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.

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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 d’enrobage en industrie pharmaceutique/conductrice d’enrobage en industrie pharmaceutique
español
operador de máquinas encapsuladoras de medicamentos/operadora de máquinas encapsuladoras de medicamentos
العربية
مشغل آلة ملء الكبسولات / مشغلة آلة ملء الكبسولات
português
Operador de máquinas de enchimento de cápsulas/Operadora de máquinas de enchimento de cápsulas
Deutsch
Kapselfüllmaschinenbediener/Kapselfüllmaschinenbedienerin
italiano
operatore di incapsulatrice/operatrice di incapsulatrice

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