The Collar360

Mechanical forging press worker

Other names

drop forge operator, die forger, forge press operative, automatic casting forging machine technician, automatic casting forging machine operator, automatic casting machine technician, automatic forging machine operator, forgesmith, mechanical forging press forge operator, automatic casting- forging machine operative, automatic casting machine operator, automatic forging machine operative

Metalwork and welding

They set up and run machines that press metal into shapes, check the parts made, and read work orders.

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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 machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.

  2. 2

    Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.

  3. 3

    Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.

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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
opérateur de presse de forge mécanique/opératrice de presse de forge mécanique
español
operador de prensa mecánica de forja/operadora de prensa mecánica de forja
العربية
عامل ضغط طرق الحديد الميكانيكي / عاملة ضغط طرق الحديد الميكانيكي
português
Operador de prensa mecânica/Operadora de prensa mecânica
Deutsch
Maschinenbediener für mechanische Schmiedepresse/Maschinenbedienerin für mechanische Schmiedepresse
italiano
addetto alla forgiatura con pressa meccanica/addetta alla forgiatura con pressa meccanica

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