The Collar360

Chemical processing plant controller

Other names

process plant operator, chemical plant and systems operator, chemical plant and systems monitoring technician, chemical operator, chemical plant and systems monitor, chemical plant process operator, chemical plant operations technician, chemical plant and system operator, chemical plant systems technician

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They run machines that make chemicals, watch the dials and signals, and test samples to check the product is right.

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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.

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    Monitor recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights, or other indicators and listen for warning signals to verify conformity of process conditions.

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    Move control settings to make necessary adjustments on equipment units affecting speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.

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    Draw samples of products and conduct quality control tests to monitor processing and to ensure that standards are met.

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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
pilote d’installations de transformation chimique
español
controlador de instalaciones de procesamiento de productos químicos/controladora de instalaciones de procesamiento de productos químicos
العربية
مراقب مصنع المعالجة الكيميائية / مراقبة مصنع المعالجة الكيميائية
português
Técnico de controlo de processos químicos/Técnica de controlo de processos químicos
Deutsch
Steuerer von chemischen Verfahrensanlagen/Steuerin von chemischen Verfahrensanlagen
italiano
tecnico del controllo di impianti per il trattamento chimico

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