The Collar360

Weaving machine supervisor

Other names

weaving loom operator, weaving inspector, weaving supervisor, weaver and loom technician, weavers, loom-fixer supervisor, weave-room supervisor, loom technician, weaver of fabrics

Clothing, textiles and leather

They watch weaving machines make cloth, look for faults in the cloth, thread yarn, fix machine problems, and tell repair staff about breakdowns.

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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
responsable d’atelier de tissage
español
supervisor de telar/supervisora de telar
العربية
مشرف آلة النسج / مشرفة آلة النسج
português
Supervisor de máquinas de tecelagem/Supervisora de máquinas de tecelagem
Deutsch
Automatenweber/Automatenweberin
italiano
supervisore del processo di tessitura

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