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Dryer attendant

Other names

food products dryer operator, drying attendant, dryer, drying worker

Food factories and processing

They watch machines that dry food or raw materials, set the heat and steam, and check the products are dry enough.

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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 au séchoir/préposée au séchoir
español
ayudante de secado de productos
العربية
خادم المجفف / خادمة المجفف
português
Operador de máquina de secagem/Operadora de máquina de secagem
Deutsch
Trocknerbediener/Trocknerbedienerin
italiano
addetto all’essiccatoio/addetta all’essiccatoio

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