The Collar360

Factory hand

Other names

production assistant, factory operative, general hand, production team member, factory labourer, production team operative, production line team member, factory general hand, process operative

Factory machines and assembly

They help people who run machines, clean the machines and work areas, and make sure materials do not run out.

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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

    Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.

  2. 2

    Mark or tag identification on parts.

  3. 3

    Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
manœuvre industriel/manœuvre industrielle
español
trabajador de fábrica/trabajadora de fábrica
العربية
عامل المصنع / عاملة المصنع
português
Operário fabril/Operária fabril
Deutsch
Fabrikhilfsarbeiter/Fabrikhilfsarbeiterin
italiano
operaio manovale industriale/operaia manovale industriale

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