The Collar360

Slate mixer

Other names

slate mixing machine operative, slate granule mixer operator, slate granule mixer tender, slate mixing machine tender, granule mixer, slate product production operative, slate-mixer setter, slate granule mixer worker, slate granule mixer setter, slate mixing machine worker, slate granule mixer operative, slate mixing machine operator

Building materials and glass

They run machines that mix coloured bits of slate used on roofing felt, and they weigh the materials and check the mix.

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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

    Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.

  2. 2

    Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.

  3. 3

    Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.

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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 de mélangeur/opératrice de mélangeur
español
operador de máquinas mezcladoras de pizarra/operadora de máquinas mezcladoras de pizarra
العربية
عامل خلط حجر الأردواز / عاملة خلط حجر الأردواز
português
Operador de máquinas misturadoras de ardósia/Operadora de máquinas misturadoras de ardósia
Deutsch
Schiefermischer/Schiefermischerin
italiano
addetto alla miscelazione di granuli di ardesia/addetta alla miscelazione di granuli di ardesia

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