The Collar360

Print folding operator

Other names

paper folding machinist, print folding technician, miniture folding operator, complex folder/gluer operator, print folding specialist, printing folding machine operator, folder machine tender, paper folder machine worker, folder cutter operator, miniture folding technician, folder/cutter operator, folder gluer specialist

Printing and packaging

They run a machine that folds paper and bundles of paper, and they check the work and fix machine problems.

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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

    Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.

  2. 2

    Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.

  3. 3

    Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronise speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.

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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 sur plieuse/opératrice sur plieuse
español
operador de impresoras plegadoras/operadora de impresoras plegadoras
العربية
مشغلة آلة طي الورق / مشغلة آلة طي الورق
português
Operador de prensa dobradeira/Operadora de prensa dobradeira
Deutsch
Falzmaschinenbediener/Falzmaschinenbedienerin
italiano
operatore di piegatrice/operatrice di piegatrice

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