The Collar360

Coffee roaster

Other names

coffee bean roasting expert, coffee bean roaster, coffee bean roasting specialist

Drinks: brewing, coffee and tea

They heat coffee beans in gas ovens, check the colour, and cool the beans with blowers.

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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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    Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.

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    Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.

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    Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.

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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
préposé à la torréfaction du café/préposée à la torréfaction du café
español
torrefactor de café/torrefactora de café
العربية
عامل تحميص القهوة / عاملة تحميص القهوة
português
Operador de máquina de torrefação de café/Operadora de máquina de torrefação de café
Deutsch
Kaffeeröster/Kaffeerösterin
italiano
addetto alla tostatura del caffè/addetta alla tostatura del caffè

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