The Collar360

Chemical manufacturing quality technician

Other names

chemical manufacturing quality inspector, chemical manufacturing quality tester, chemical production quality technician, QC technician chemical manufacturing, chemical manufacturing quality assurance officer, manufacturing quality technician chemicals, chemicals quality inspector, manufacturing quality technician, chemistry quality control technician

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They test materials and finished products in a lab, check the results against set limits, and keep lab equipment working.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWherefactory laboratories, chemical manufacturing plantsPaySign in to see
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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

    Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples.

  2. 2

    Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications and control limits, and make recommendations on appropriateness of data for release.

  3. 3

    Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.

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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
technicien qualité en fabrication chimique/technicienne qualité en fabrication chimique
español
técnico en control de calidad de productos químicos/técnica en control de calidad de productos químicos
العربية
فني جودة التصنيع الكيميائي
português
Técnico de qualidade na indústria química/Técnica de qualidade na indústria química
Deutsch
Qualitätssicherungstechniker Chemiefertigung/Qualitätssicherungstechnikerin Chemiefertigung
italiano
tecnico della qualità nell’industria chimica

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