The Collar360

Weaving machine operator

Other names

weaving tender, weaving machinist, weaving loom operator, weaver apprentice

Clothing, textiles and leather

They set up and watch machines that weave thread into cloth, check the cloth for faults, and fix machine problems.

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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

    Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.

  2. 2

    Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.

  3. 3

    Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.

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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
conducteur de machines de tissage/conductrice de machines de tissage
español
operador de telar/operadora de telar
العربية
مشغل آلة النسج / مشغلة آلة النسج
português
Operador de máquina de tecer/Operador de máquina de tecer
Deutsch
Maschinenweber/Maschinenweberin
italiano
conduttore di telaio meccanico per la tessitura/conduttrice di telaio meccanico per la tessitura

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