AI Assistant for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

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

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Core Responsibilities

  • 1Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.(Core task)
  • 2Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.(Core task)
  • 3Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.(Core task)
  • 4Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.(Core task)
  • 5Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.(Core task)
  • 6Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.(Core task)
  • 7Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.(Core task)
  • 8Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.(Core task)
  • 9Apply bleaching powders to spots and spray them with steam to remove stains from fabrics that do not respond to other cleaning solvents.
  • 10Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, based on fabric and stain types.

Top Skills Required

Active Listening
Monitoring
Speaking
Social Perceptiveness
Operations Monitoring
Time Management
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Operation and Control
Judgment and Decision Making

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal ServiceProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityMathematicsAdministration and Management

Technology & Tools Used

In-Demand Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Word

Other Tools

CentsCurbside Laundries Wash and Fold POS SoftwareEmail softwareProperty management system PMS softwareSales processing softwareWash-Dry-Fold POSWeb browser software

Daily Work Activities

Handling and Moving Objects
Performing General Physical Activities
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Controlling Machines and Processes
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

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