The Collar360

Foundry manager

Other names

production controller, engineering manager, foundry plant manager, foundry operations manager, foundry production manager, process manager

Metalwork and welding

They plan the work of making metal castings, improve how it is done, and work with the teams that fix and look after machines.

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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

    Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.

  2. 2

    Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organisations.

  3. 3

    Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.

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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
responsable de fonderie
español
director de fábrica de fundición/directora de fábrica de fundición
العربية
مدير مسبك / مديرة المسبك
português
Gestor de fundição/Gestora de fundição
Deutsch
Gießereileiter/Gießereileiterin
italiano
responsabile di fonderia

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