The Collar360

Dip tank operator

Other names

hot dip plater, hot dipping plater, coating machine operative, coating machine worker, metal dipping machine operative, dip tank operative, dip tank technician, dipping tank worker, impregnating tank operative, dipping tank specialist, plating tank technician, dip tank worker

Metalwork and welding

They run machines that dip metal pieces into tanks of paint or melted zinc, check the coating, and clean the machines.

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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

    Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.

  2. 2

    Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.

  3. 3

    Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.

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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
opérateur de trempe/opératrice de trempe
español
operador de máquinas recubridoras de metales por inmersión/operadora de máquinas recubridoras de metales por inmersión
العربية
مشغل خزان الغمس / مشغلة خزان الغمس
português
Operador de galvanização por imersão/Operadora de galvanização por imersão
Deutsch
Tauchlackierer/Tauchlackiererin
italiano
addetto alla vasca galvanica/addetta alla vasca galvanica

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