The Collar360

Extrusion machine operator

Other names

extrusion operator, extruding machine technician, metal extrusion machine operator, plastic extrusion operator, extrusion press operator, extruder operating apprentice, extruding machine operator, plastic extrusion machine operator, extrusion machine setter, extruder operating technician, extruder tender, hot extrusion machine operator

Metalwork and welding

They set up and watch machines that heat materials and push them through a shaped opening to make tubes, pipes and sheets.

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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 and examine extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.

  2. 2

    Start machines and set controls to regulate vacuum, air pressure, sizing rings, and temperature, and to synchronise speed of extrusion.

  3. 3

    Determine setup procedures and select machine dies and parts, according to specifications.

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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 extrusion en métallurgie/opératrice extrusion en métallurgie
español
operador de máquina extrusora/operadora de máquina extrusora
العربية
مشغل آلة البثق / مشغلة آلة البثق
português
Operador de máquinas extrusoras/Operadora de máquinas extrusoras
Deutsch
Extruderführer/Extruderführerin
italiano
operatore addetto all’estrusione/operatrice addetta all’estrusione

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