The Collar360

Chain making machine operator

Other names

lay-out operator, engine turning operator, fancy wire drawer, novelty chain maker, hand chain making operator, gold chain maker, chain making machine operative, lay-out worker, novelty chainmaker, lay out operative, engine turner, lay-out technician

Metalwork and welding

They feed wire into a machine that makes metal chains, join the chain ends with pliers and smooth the edges by soldering.

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  1. 1

    Run the machines that make metal chains.

  2. 2

    Feed wire into the chain making machine.

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    Use pliers to hook the ends of a chain together.

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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.

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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 sur machine à fabriquer les chaînes/opératrice sur machine à fabriquer les chaînes
español
operador de máquina de hacer cadenas/operadora de máquina de hacer cadenas
العربية
مشغل آلة صناعة السلاسل / مشغلة آلة صناعة السلاسل
português
Barbeleiro/Barbeleira
Deutsch
Maschinenbediener in der Kettenherstellung/Maschinenbedienerin in der Kettenherstellung
italiano
operatore di macchine per catene/operatrice di macchine per catene

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