The Collar360

Moulding machine operator

Other names

injection moulding machine operator, mold maintenance technician, moulding machine operators, machine moulding worker

Metalwork and welding

Moulding machine operators operate machines that are part of the production process of moulds for the manufacturing of castings or other moulded materials.

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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

    Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.

  2. 2

    Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.

  3. 3

    Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic moulding, casting, or coremaking machines to mould or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

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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
mouleur/mouleuse
español
operador de moldeadora/operadora de moldeadora
العربية
مشغل آلة القولبة / مشغلة آلة القولبة
português
Operador de molderadora/Operadora de molderadora
Deutsch
Gießereimechaniker Fachrichtung Maschinenformguss/Gießereimechanikerin Fachrichtung Maschinenformguss
italiano
operatore di macchina formatrice/operatrice di macchina formatrice

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