The Collar360

Hot foil operator

Other names

hot stamp technician, foil printing machine technician, foil blocking specialist, hot foil machine technician, foil printing machine operator, foil stamp machine operator, foil press technician, hot foil machine specialist, foil press specialist, hot press specialist, hot foil stamping machine specialist, foil stamping technician

Printing and packaging

They run machines that press thin shiny metal foil onto other materials using heat, mix colours, set up the machines and check the printing.

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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

    Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.

  2. 2

    Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colours, or special printing instructions.

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    Verify that paper and ink meet the specifications for a given job.

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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’estampage à chaud/opératrice d’estampage à chaud
español
operario de termoimpresión/operaria de termoimpresión
العربية
مشغل الرقائق الساخنة / مشغلة الرقائق الساخنة
português
Operador de estampagem a quente/Operadora de estampagem a quente
Deutsch
Heißfoliendrucker/Heißfoliendruckerin
italiano
operatore di presse stampa a caldo/operatrice di presse stampa a caldo

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