The Collar360

Sawmill operator

Other names

sawmill supervisor, sawmill operative, sawing machine operator, cross cut operator, sawmill machine operator, sawmill worker, sawmill tender

Wood, furniture and paper

They work with machines that cut logs into wood, set the saw blades, check the cuts and fix jams.

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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

    Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.

  2. 2

    Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.

  3. 3

    Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.

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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
conducteur opérateur de scierie/conductrice opératrice de scierie
español
operador de aserradero/operadora de aserradero
العربية
مشغل المنشار / مشغلة المنشار
português
Operador de máquinas de serraria/Operadora de máquinas de serraria
Deutsch
Sägewerksfacharbeiter/Sägewerksfacharbeiterin
italiano
operatore di segheria/operatrice di segheria

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