Dry Cleaner

Work setting

• Dry cleaning and laundry establishment

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate dry-cleaning and washing machines, dryers and blow-drying machines
• Hand fold and bag shirts, sheets and other articles
• Hand iron laundered fine linens or dry-cleaned silk garments
• Operate finishing equipment such as steam pressers, and use hand irons to finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry cleaned and laundered articles
• Assemble and bag finished articles
• Check finished dry-cleaned or laundered articles to ensure that establishment standards are met
• Match invoices or tags with dry-cleaned or laundered articles
• Record damage or improper cleaning or laundering of articles
• Use hand-held steam iron to touch up finished garments and other articles

Experience and specialization

Type of experience

• Dry cleaning (general)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Dry-cleaning machine
• Dryers
• Steam press (dry cleaners)
• Steam press (laundry)
• Washing machines

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Judgement
• Team player