The Collar360

Spinning machine operator

Other names

spinning machine tender, yarn carding and spinning machine operator, operator of spinning machine, spinner

Clothing, textiles and leather

Spinning machine operators produce yarns, twists, and other fibres by tending spinning, twisting, winding, and reeling machines.

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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

    Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.

  2. 2

    Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.

  3. 3

    Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
conducteur de machine de filature textile/conductrice de machine de filature textile
español
operador de máquinas hiladoras/operadora de máquinas hiladoras
العربية
مشغل آلة اللف / مشغلة آلة اللف
português
Operador de máquinas de fiação/Operadora de máquinas de fiação
Deutsch
Spinnmaschinenbediener/Spinnmaschinenbedienerin
italiano
filatore a macchina/filatrice a macchina

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