Machine operator, laundry

Laundry machine operators operate washing, dry-cleaning, pressing and fabric-treating machines in laundries or dry-cleaning establishments.

• sorting articles for cleaning according to fabric type and colour and the cleaning required;
• placing sorted articles in receiving containers and on conveyors to move them to cleaning areas;
• inspecting garments and removing stains, replacing buttons and making minor repairs;
• loading and unloading washing and drying machines;
• adding cleaning agents and fabric softeners;
• pressing garments on presses and ironing machines;
• starting and stopping dry-cleaning and washing machines;
• placing processed articles on shelves and hangers for collection and delivery;
• wrapping articles and preparing orders for delivery.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Machine operator, dry cleaning
• Machine operator, laundry
• Machine operator, laundry ironing