Laundry and Drycleaning Machine Operators and Tenders, Except Pressing

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean commercial, industrial, or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, fine linens, rugs, and carpets.

Job Task

• Starts washer, dry cleaner, drier, or extractor, and turns valves or levers to regulate and monitor cleaning or drying operations.
• Loads or directs other workers to load articles into washer or dry cleaning machine.
• Starts pumps to operate distilling system that drains and reclaims dry cleaning solvents.
• Adjusts switches to tend and regulate equipment that fumigates and removes foreign matter from furs.
• Cleans machine filters and lubricates equipment.
• Mends and sews articles, using hand stitching, adhesive patch, or power sewing machine.
• Hangs curtains, drapes, blankets, pants, and other garments on stretch frames to dry, and transports items between specified locations.
• Irons or presses articles, fabrics, and furs, using hand iron or pressing machine.
• Receives and marks articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code number or name, using hand or machine marker.
• Sorts and counts articles removed from dryer and folds, wraps, or hangs items for airing out, pickup, or delivery.
• Examines and sorts articles to be cleaned into lots, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
• Pre-soaks, sterilizes, scrubs, spot-cleans, and dries contaminated or stained articles, using neutralizer solutions and portable machines.
• Washes, dry cleans, or glazes delicate articles or fur garment linings by hand, using mild detergent or dry cleaning solutions.
• Removes or directs other workers to remove items from washer or dry cleaning machine and into extractor or tumbler.
• Tends variety of automatic machines that comb and polish furs; clean, sterilize, and fluff feathers and blankets; and roll and package towels.
• Mixes and adds detergents, dyes, bleach, starch, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles.

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