Laundry Ironer Stationary Plant & Machine Operators
SaveWhat Does a Laundry Ironer Do?
Laundry ironers re-shape clothing items and linen and remove creases from them by using irons, presses and steamers. They clean and maintain the ironing and drying area and organise the items accordingly.
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Where Do I Start?
Quality Standards
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
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Skills You Need to Become a Laundry Ironer
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialQuality Standards knowledge
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
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EssentialDistinguish Accessories skill
Distinguish accessories in order to determine differences among them. Evaluate accessories based on their characteristics and their application in wearing apparel manufacturing.
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EssentialDistinguish Fabrics skill
Distinguish fabrics in order to determine differences among them. Evaluate fabrics based on their characteristics and their application in wearing apparel manufacturing.
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EssentialIron Textiles skill
Press and iron in order to shape or flatten textiles giving them their final finishing appearance. Iron by hand or with steam pressers.
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EssentialMaintain Customer Service skill
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EssentialCollect Items For Laundry Service skill
Collect the dirty pieces of clothing or other linen within the facility and send it to the laundry service.
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EssentialHandle Linen In Stock skill
Manage laundered items and store them in safe and hygienic conditions.
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EssentialIdentify Cloth Items skill
Count and collect the items, and provide them with the drop off and delivery dates. Fix tags with a safety pin or staple, describing important information about the customer. Apply …
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EssentialOperate Dry Cleaning Pressing Machines skill
Use assigned equipment such as shirt, sleeve, collar, cuff and single or double buck pressing machines to press a variety of customers garments.
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EssentialRead Care Labels skill
Sort clothing items according to their colour or fabric by inspecting and reading care tags or labels. They indicate agitations, how a particular fabric should best be washed, bleached, dryed, …
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EssentialSort Textile Items skill
Sort garments and other textiles to be pressed and ironed or for customer pick-up.
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Optional Skills (5 of 11 displayed)
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OptionalOrganisational Policies knowledge
The policies to achieve set of goals and targets regarding the development and maintenance of an organisation.
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OptionalProperties Of Fabrics knowledge
The influence of chemical composition and molecular arrangement of yarn and fibre properties and fabric structure on the physical properties of textile fabrics; the different fibre types, their physical and …
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OptionalClean Equipment skill
Perform cleaning routines after equipment use.
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OptionalClean Surfaces skill
Disinfect surfaces in accordance with sanitary standards.
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OptionalEvaluate Garment Quality skill
Evaluating stitching, construction, attachments, fasteners, embellishments, shading within the garment; evaluating pattern continuity, matching; evaluating tapes and linings.
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OptionalGuarantee Customer Satisfaction skill
Handle customer expectations in a professional manner, anticipating and addressing their needs and desires. Provide flexible customer service to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
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OptionalSell Services skill
Encourage sales by identifying the customer's buying needs and by promoting benefits and features of the organisation's services. Respond to and resolve customer objections and agree to mutually beneficial terms …
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OptionalSet Up Machine Controls skill
Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
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OptionalCount Money skill
Calculate money by sorting and wraping money and coins.
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OptionalFollow Up Orders For Customers skill
Follow-up/tracking of an order and notifying the customer when the goods have arrived.
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OptionalPleat Fabrics skill
Apply pleating processes to fabrics and wearing apparel products following adequate procedures and using specific equipment for the purpose.
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