The Collar360

Pre-stitching machine operator

Other names

skiving machine operator, skiver, edge-painting machine operator, skiving operator, burnisher, burnishing machine tender, leather goods pre-stitching machine operator, burnishing machine operator, edge inker, edge-inking machine tender, shoemaking pre-stitching folding operator, shoemaking pre-stitching folding machine operator

Clothing, textiles and leather

They run machines that cut, fold, punch and mark shoe parts, and line the parts up so they are ready to stitch.

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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

    Align parts to be stitched, following seams, edges, or markings, before positioning them under needles.

  2. 2

    Operate or tend machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.

  3. 3

    Remove and examine shoes, shoe parts, and designs to verify conformance to specifications such as proper embedding of stitches in channels.

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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
préparateur piquage en chaussures/préparatrice piquage en chaussures
español
operador de equipos para labores previas al cosido del calzado/operadora de equipos para labores previas al cosido del calzado
العربية
مشغل ماكينة الخياطة المسبقة / مشغلة ماكينة الخياطة المسبقة
português
Operador de máquinas de pré-costura/Operadora de máquinas de pré-costura
Deutsch
Oberlederschärfer/Oberlederschärferin
italiano
addetto alla preparazione della tomaia/addetta alla preparazione della tomaia

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