The Collar360

Fibreglass machine operator

Other names

fiberglass-spraying machine operator, operator of fibreglass-spraying machine, lead machine operator, fibreglass-spraying machine operator, fibreglass spraying machine technician, operator of fiberglass-spraying machine

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

Fibreglass machine operators control and maintain the machine that sprays a mix of resin and glass fibres onto products such as bathtubs or boat hulls to obtain strong and lightweight composite end-products.

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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

    Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers.

  2. 2

    Spray chopped fibreglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared moulds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments.

  3. 3

    Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes.

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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
applicateur-stratifieur/applicatrice-stratifieuse
español
operador de moldeo de fibra de vidrio por espray/operadora de moldeo de fibra de vidrio por espray
العربية
مشغل آلة الألياف الزجاجية / مشغلة آلة الألياف الزجاجية
português
Operador de fabrico de peças em fibra de vidro/Operador de fabrico de peças em fibra de vidro
Deutsch
Laminierer/Laminiererin
italiano
operaio vetroresinista/operaia vetroresinista

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