The Collar360

Swaging machine operator

Other names

forging machine tender, forging machine operative, swaging machine tender, swaging machine setter, forging machine setter, swaging machine operative

Metalwork and welding

They set up and watch machines that hammer round metal pieces into a smaller shape using dies, without wasting metal.

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  1. 1

    Set up rotary swaging machines for work.

  2. 2

    Tend swaging machines while they run.

  3. 3

    Shape round metal pieces into the wanted form.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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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

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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 sur machine à rétreindre/opératrice sur machine à rétreindre
español
operador de máquina reductora de tubo/operadora de máquina reductora de tubo
العربية
مشغل آلة ثني المعادن / مشغلة آلة ثني المعادن
português
Operador de máquina para reduzir o diâmetro de tubos ou barras/Operadora de máquina para reduzir o diâmetro de tubos ou barras
Deutsch
Maschinenbediener für Gesenkschmiedeanlage/Maschinenbedienerin für Gesenkschmiedeanlage
italiano
operatore di rastrematrice/operatrice di rastrematrice

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