Description

Dry cleaning and laundry machine operators operate machines to dry-clean or launder garments and other articles. Dry cleaning and laundry inspectors and assemblers check finished garments and other articles to ensure that they meet required standards for dry-cleaning, laundering and pressing, and assemble and bag finished garments and other articles. This unit group also includes workers who iron, press or otherwise finish garments and household articles. They are employed in dry cleaning, laundry and fur cleaning establishments, and in the laundries of hotels, hospitals and other institutions.

Job Titles

• Dry cleaner
• Dry cleaner helper
• Launderer
• Laundry machine operator

Main Duties

• Operate dry cleaning machines to dry-clean dresses, suits, coats, sweaters and other garments, draperies, cushion covers and other articles
• Sort garments and operate washing machines and dryers to clean and dry clothing, sheets, blankets, towels and other articles
• Operate machines to clean and blow-dry fur garments
• Operate machines to dry-clean, dye, spray, re-oil, and re-buff suede and leather garments
• Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches and other solutions and chemicals.

Workplaces

• Dry cleaning and laundry establishments
• Fur cleaning establishments
• Laundries of hotels, hospitals and other institutions

Skills

• Equipment and Tool Selection
• Management of Material Resources
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment

Abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Control of Settings
• Dynamic Strength
• Gross Body Coordination
• Gross Body Equilibrium

Personal Attributes

• Active Learning
• Independence
• Social Orientation
• Stress Tolerance
• Attention to Detail

Source: OaSIS