The Collar360

Granulator machine operator

Other names

granulator, pharmaceutical granulating machine operative, pharmaceutical granulation operative, granulation operator, granulating machine operative, granulating machine operator, granulation machine operative, pharmaceutical granulator, granulation operative, pharmaceutical granulating machine operator, wet-mix operator, pharmaceutical granulation machine operative

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They mix and grind powders with machines to prepare them for medicine tablets, following set recipes and watching the machines for problems.

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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

    Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.

  2. 2

    Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.

  3. 3

    Inspect equipment or units to detect leaks or malfunctions, shutting equipment down, if necessary.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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 de fabrication pharmaceutique - spécialité granulation/opératrice de fabrication pharmaceutique - spécialité granulation
español
operador de máquina granuladora de comprimidos medicamentosos/operadora de máquina granuladora de comprimidos medicamentosos
العربية
مشغل آلة التحبيب / مشغلة آلة التحبيب
português
Operador de granuladores/Operadora de granuladores
Deutsch
Pharmawerker im Bereich Granulierung/Pharmawerkerin im Bereich Granulierung
italiano
operatore dell’area granulazione/operatrice dell’area granulazione

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