9234- LAUNDERERS, DRY CLEANERS AND PRESSERS

Job Title: 

LAUNDERERS, DRY CLEANERS AND PRESSERS

Alternate Titles: 

Carpet cleaner,Dry cleaner,Garment presser,Laundry assistant,Laundry worker

Job Description: 

Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers supervise and undertake the washing, dry cleaning, ironing and pressing of clothing, household and other linen, carpets, curtains and other articles.

Education: 

Academic qualifications are not required. Training is mainly on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in Laundering are available at Levels 1 and 2.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 7
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 13.2
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • receives garment or item from customer for cleaning, checks pockets, buttons, zips, etc. and issues receipt;
  • sorts articles by fabric, colour and type and determines appropriate cleaning process;
  • removes difficult stains using chemicals or steam gun;
  • loads articles into washing and dry cleaning machines or electrically operated drum cleaning machine, operates controls to admit cleaning fluids and starts machine;
  • sets and operates drying machines and smoothes and shapes washed garments using hand iron or machine press;
  • allocates washing machines to customers, ensures correct use of equipment and gives change;
  • performs a variety of laundering, dry cleaning and pressing tasks, including beating carpets and shaping starched collars, cuffs and hats.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK