The Collar360

Soap chipper

Other names

soap chipping machine operative, soap chipping machine tender, soap chipping machine feeder, soap chipping machine worker, soap chipper feeder, soap chipper operator, soap chipping machine operator, soap chipper operative, soap chipper tender

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They run machines that turn soap bars into small chips, check the chips are right, and move and store them.

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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

    Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.

  2. 2

    Clean, adjust, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.

  3. 3

    Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.

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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.

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.

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In other languages

français
opérateur de découpeuse à copeaux en fabrication de savons/opératrice de découpeuse à copeaux en fabrication de savons
español
operador de picado de jabón/operadora de picado de jabón
العربية
عامل تقطيع الصابون / عامل تقطيع الصابون
português
Operador de corte de flocos de sabão/Operadora de corte de flocos de sabão
Deutsch
Seifenspänehersteller/Seifenspäneherstellerin
italiano
operatore di laminatrice per saponi/operatrice di laminatrice per saponi

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