The Collar360

Weaving textile technician

Other names

weaving loom operator, textile weaver, passementerie production machine operator, lace weaving technician, weaving textile operator, weaving textile supervisor, cotton machine operator, weaving department manager, jacquard weaving technician, willow machine operator, warping machine operator, rope weaving machine operator

Clothing, textiles and leather

They set up weaving machines, thread yarn through them, watch them run, check for faults, and tell repair staff about 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

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

  2. 2

    Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects.

  3. 3

    Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.

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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
technicien tissage/technicienne tissage
español
técnico de telar/técnica de telar
العربية
فني النسج
português
Técnico de tear/Técnica de tear
Deutsch
Webvorbereiter/Webvorbereiterin
italiano
addetto alla tessitura/addetta alla tessitura

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