The Collar360

Wash deinking operator

Other names

deinking operator, wash deinking technician, deinking technician, deinking worker, wash deinking worker, deinking operative, wash deinking operative, wash deinking specialist, deinking specialist

Wood, furniture and paper

They run a tank where old paper is mixed with water and chemicals to wash out the ink, and they check the machines.

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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

    Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.

  2. 2

    Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions.

  3. 3

    Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.

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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
conducteur désencrage en industrie papetière/conductrice désencrage en industrie papetière
español
operador de destintado por lavado/operadora de destintado por lavado
العربية
مشغل إزالة طبقة الحبر / مشغلة إزالة طبقة الحبر
português
Operador de máquinas de destintar por lavagem/Operadora de máquinas de destintar por lavagem
Deutsch
Fachkraft für Druckfarbenentfernung (Waschdeinking)
italiano
operatore addetto al lavaggio nella disinchiostratura/operatrice addetta al lavaggio nella disinchiostratura

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