The Collar360

Metal planer operator

Other names

metal milling machine operator, lathe and turning machine tool operator, planer set up operator, lathe and turning machine tool setter, lathe and turning machine tool tender

Metalwork and welding

They set up and run a machine that cuts extra metal off a piece, and they check the piece with measuring tools.

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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

    Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.

  2. 2

    Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.

  3. 3

    Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.

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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
raboteur / raboteuse
español
operador de cepilladora de metal/operadora de cepilladora de metal
العربية
مشغل مسوي المعادن / مشغلة مسوي المعادن
português
Operador de plaina metálica/Operadora de plaina metálica
Deutsch
Maschinenbediener für Hobelmeißel/Maschinenbedienerin für Hobelmeißel
italiano
operatore di piallatrice per metalli/operatrice di piallatrice per metalli

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