The Collar360

Tyre builder

Other names

tyre production plant operative, tyre tread builder, tire maker, tyre production worker, tire tread builder, tire production worker, tyre factory worker, tire factory worker, tyre maker, tire production plant operative

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Tyre builders build pneumatic tyres from rubber components.

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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

    Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tyre casings to prepare tyres for vulcanisation in recapping or retreading processes.

  2. 2

    Trim excess rubber and imperfections during retreading processes.

  3. 3

    Fill cuts and holes in tyres, using hot rubber.

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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.

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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
confectionneur de pneumatiques/confectionneuse de pneumatiques
español
confeccionador de neumáticos/confeccionadora de neumáticos
العربية
صانع الإطارات / صانعة الإطارات
português
Construtor de pneus/Construtora de pneus
Deutsch
Reifenmacher/Reifenmacherin
italiano
confezionatore di pneumatici/confezionatrice di pneumatici

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