The Collar360

Upsetting machine operator

Other names

heading machine operative, upsetting machine operative, upsetter, heading machine operator, upset forging machine operative, crank press operator, upset operator, upset forging machine operator, upsetter apprenticeship

Metalwork and welding

They set up and run machines that press hot or cold metal wires, rods, or bars into new shapes.

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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

    Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.

  2. 2

    Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.

  3. 3

    Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.

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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 sur machine de refoulage/opératrice sur machine de refoulage
español
operador de recalcadora/operadora de recalcadora
العربية
مشغل آلة الفلطحة / مشغلة آلة الفلطحة
português
Operador de recalcadora/Operadora de recalcadora
Deutsch
Maschinenbediener für Stauchanlage/Maschinenbedienerin für Stauchanlage
italiano
operatore di ricalcatrice/operatrice di ricalcatrice

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