The Collar360

Drop forging hammer worker

Other names

drop forge operator, drop forge hand, drop forge operative, drop forger, forge operative, die forger, forging roll technician, forging roll operator, forging press operator, drop forge set up operator, forger tender

Metalwork and welding

They work heavy hammer machines that drop onto hot or cold metal to press it into a shape, and they check the parts.

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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

    Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.

  2. 2

    Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.

  3. 3

    Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.

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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.

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
forgeron pilonnier/forgeronne pilonnière
español
operador de martillo de caída de forja/operadora de martillo de caída de forja
العربية
عامل مطرقة طرق الحديد بالإسقاط / عاملة مطرقة طرق الحديد بالإسقاط
português
Operador de forjagem por estampagem/Operadora de forjagem por estampagem
Deutsch
Gesenkschmied/Gesenkschmiedin
italiano
addetto alla fucinatura a stampo/addetta alla fucinatura a stampo

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