The Collar360

Wood drying kiln operator

Other names

wood-drying kiln specialist, wood drying kiln specialist, dry kiln technician, wood-drying kiln operator, drying kiln technician, wood-drying kiln technician, wood drying kiln operative, dry kiln operator, dry kiln specialist, drying kiln operator, drying kiln specialist, wood drying kiln worker

Wood, furniture and paper

They run the machine that heats wet wood so it dries, and they watch the heat, air and gauges.

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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

    Monitor equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights to detect deviations from standards.

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    Confer with supervisors or other equipment operators to report equipment malfunctions or to resolve production problems.

  3. 3

    Press and adjust controls to activate, set, and regulate equipment according to 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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español
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العربية
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português
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Deutsch
Bediener von Holztrocknungsanlagen/Bedienerin von Holztrocknungsanlagen
italiano
addetto ad essiccatoi per legno/addetta ad essiccatoi per legno

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