The Collar360

Plodder operator

Other names

soap compression machine worker, plodding-machine minder, plodder operative, plodding-machine operator, soap production operative, plodder worker, plodding-machine worker, soap production worker, soap compression machine operator, soap compression machine operative, plodding-machine operative

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They run a machine that presses soap into bars of the right shape and size, and check the bars are good.

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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

    Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients.

  2. 2

    Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment.

  3. 3

    Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.

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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 extrusion en fabrication de savons/opératrice extrusion en fabrication de savons
español
operador de máquinas para la compresión del jabón/operadora de máquinas para la compresión del jabón
العربية
مشغل آلة ضغط وتشكيل الصابون / مشغلة آلة ضغط وتشكيل الصابون
português
Operador de máquinas modeladoras de sabão/Operadora de máquinas modeladoras de sabão
Deutsch
Seifenpresser/Seifenpresserin
italiano
addetto alla trafila/addetta alla trafila

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