The Collar360

Table saw operator

Other names

table saw tender, table saw operative, table saw specialist, cut-off saw specialist, panel saw specialist, circle saw operator, timber machine operator, cut-off saw operator, panel saw operator, table saw machine operator, beam saw operator, circle saw technician

Wood, furniture and paper

They use a table with a round spinning saw blade to cut wood, setting how deep it cuts and working safely.

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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

    Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.

  2. 2

    Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.

  3. 3

    Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.

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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 sciage bois/opératrice de sciage bois
español
operador de sierra de mesa/operadora de sierra de mesa
العربية
مشغل منشار الطاولة / مشغلة منشار الطاولة
português
Operador de mesas de serrar/Operadora de mesas de serrar
Deutsch
Tischkreissägenführer/Tischkreissägenführerin
italiano
operatore di seghe circolari da banco/operatrice di seghe circolari da banco

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