Required dry cleaning and laundry machine operators operate machines to dry-clean or launder garments. Dry cleaning and laundry inspectors and assemblers check finished cloths 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. The person should know how to iron, press or otherwise finish garments and household articles. They are employed in dry cleaning and laundry cleaning business.
Job duties
• Dry cleaning and laundry machine operators
• Operate dry cleaning machines to dry-clean dresses, dishdasha, 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
• Operate machines to dry-clean
• Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches and other solutions and chemicals.
• Dry cleaning and laundry inspectors and assemblers
• Check finished garments and other articles to ensure that they are properly dry-cleaned or laundered
• Record damaged or improperly dry-cleaned or laundered garments and other articles
• Use hand-held steam iron to touch up finished garments and other articles
• Assemble and bag finished garments and other articles
• Match invoices with tags on garments or other articles.
• Ironing, pressing and finishing workers
• Operate finishing equipment such as steam pressers, and use hand irons to finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry cleaned and laundered articles
• Hand iron laundered fine linens or dry-cleaned silk garments
• Fold and bag dry cleaned and laundered articles
• May operate laundering equipment.
