The Collar360

Product quality controller

Other names

production inspector, assembly inspector, product compliance inspector, manufacturing product quality controller, product inspector, assembly line inspector, quality control inspector, production controller, product quality control inspector, manufacturing process quality controller, production quality controller

Quality control and testing

They check products made in a factory, measure them, reject bad ones, and report problems and needed repairs.

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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.

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    Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.

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    Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.

  3. 3

    Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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
contrôleur qualité de produits/contrôleuse qualité de produits
español
controlador de calidad de productos/controladora de calidad de productos
العربية
مراقب جودة المنتجات / مراقبة جودة المنتجات
português
Controlador de qualidade de produtos/Controladora de qualidade de produtos
Deutsch
Qualitätskontrolleur/Qualitätskontrolleurin
italiano
operatore controllo qualità prodotti/operatrice controllo qualità prodotti

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