The Collar360

Deburring machine operator

Other names

burring bench operator, deburrer, deburring and tooling machine technician, burring wheel operative, burr bench operator, burr bench hand, burring wheel technician, deburr machine operative, burring wheel operator, tooling machine technician, burr tooling operator, deburring and tooling machine operator

Metalwork and welding

They set up and watch machines that smooth the rough edges of metal pieces, and they check the finished pieces.

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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

    Measure workpieces and lay out work, using precision measuring devices.

  2. 2

    Inspect or measure finished workpieces to determine conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as gauges or micrometers.

  3. 3

    Set and adjust machine controls according to product specifications, using knowledge of machine operation.

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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
ébarbeur-ébavureur industriel/ébarbeuse-ébavureuse industrielle
español
operador de máquinas rebabadoras/operadora de máquinas rebabadoras
العربية
مشغل آلة إزالة الأزيز/ مشغلة آلة إزالة الأزيز
português
Operador de máquinas rebarbadoras industriais/Operadora de máquinas rebarbadoras industriais
Deutsch
Entgrater/Entgraterin
italiano
operatore di macchina per la sbavatura/operatrice di macchina per la sbavatura

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