The Collar360

Twisting machine operator

Other names

twisting operator, industrial twisting machine operator, twisting machine tender, twister operator, twister machine operator, twister tender

Clothing, textiles and leather

Twisting machine operators tend machines that spin two or more fibres together into a yarn.

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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.

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In other languages

français
retordeur/retordeuse
español
operador de máquina retorcedora de fibras textiles/operadora de máquina retorcedora de fibras textiles
العربية
مشغلة آلة الجدل / مشغلة آلة الجدل
português
Operador de retorcedeiras/Operadora de retorcedeiras
Deutsch
Zwirner/Zwirnerin
italiano
operatore di macchine da ritorcitura/operatrice di macchine da ritorcitura

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