The Collar360

Scrap metal operative

Other names

recycler, recycled metal operative, metal processing operative, smelter operative, recyling operative, metal recycling operative, metal shredder operator, scrap metal processor, scrap sorter, shredder operator

Metalwork and welding

They cut big sheets of scrap metal so the pieces are ready to be melted in a smelter.

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  1. 1

    Cut big sheets of scrap metal into smaller pieces.

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    Prepare scrap metal so it can go into a smelter.

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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.

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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 de traitement des déchets métalliques/opératrice de traitement des déchets métalliques
español
operario de chatarrería/operaria de chatarrería
العربية
عامل الخردة المعدنية / عاملة الخردة المعدنية
português
Operativo de sucata metálica/Operativa de sucata metálica
Deutsch
Maschinenbediener in der Schrottzerkleinerung/Maschinenbedienerin in der Schrottzerkleinerung
italiano
operatore nel settore dei rottami metallici/operatrice nel settore dei rottami metallici

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