The Collar360

Hand packer

Other names

order filler and packer, night packer, e-commerce picker and packer, manual packaging operative, e-commerce order filler and packer, e-commerce packer and shipper, picker and packer, packer and warehouse operative, e-commerce packer

Printing and packaging

They collect goods, pack them by hand, and put labels on them, following the given instructions.

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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

    Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.

  2. 2

    Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.

  3. 3

    Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.

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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
opérateur d'emballage manuel/opératrice d'emballage manuel
español
responsable de empaquetado manual
العربية
عامل التغليف باليد / عاملة التغليف باليد
português
Embalador manual/Embaladora manual
Deutsch
Verpacker/Verpackerin
italiano
operaio addetto all’imballaggio manuale/operaia addetta all’imballaggio manuale

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