CompGeo Laundry/Dry-Cleaning Machine Operators Except Pressing Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Services Occupation Group - Services

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Laundry/Dry-Cleaning Machine Operators Except Pressing

Summary Job Description

Tasks

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

Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.

Start 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.

Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.

Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.

Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.

Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles.

Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.

Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.

Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.

Inspect soiled articles to determine sources of stains, to locate color imperfections, and to identify items requiring special treatment.

Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, based on fabric and stain types.

Spray steam, water, or air over spots to flush out chemicals, dry material, raise naps, or brighten colors.

Operate dry-cleaning machines to clean soiled articles.

Test fabrics in inconspicuous places to determine whether solvents will damage dyes or fabrics.

Pre-soak, sterilize, scrub, spot-clean, and dry contaminated or stained articles, using neutralizer solutions and portable machines.

Start pumps to operate distilling systems that drain and reclaim dry cleaning solvents.

Operate machines that comb, dry and polish furs, clean, sterilize and fluff feathers and blankets, or roll and package towels.

Spread soiled articles on work tables, and position stained portions over vacuum heads or on marble slabs.

Sprinkle chemical solvents over stains, and pat areas with brushes or sponges to remove stains.

Apply bleaching powders to spots and spray them with steam to remove stains from fabrics that do not respond to other cleaning solvents.

Mix bleaching agents with hot water in vats, and soak material until it is bleached.

Match sample colors, applying knowledge of bleaching agent and dye properties, and types, construction, conditions, and colors of articles.

Apply chemicals to neutralize the effects of solvents.

Identify articles' fabrics and original dyes by sight and touch, or by testing samples with fire or chemical reagents.

Dye articles to change or restore their colors, using knowledge of textile compositions and the properties and effects of bleaches and dyes.

Iron or press articles, fabrics, and furs, using hand irons or pressing machines.

Hang curtains, drapes, blankets, pants, and other garments on stretch frames to dry.

Wash, dry-clean, or glaze delicate articles or fur garment linings by hand, using mild detergents or dry cleaning solutions.

Rinse articles in water and acetic acid solutions to remove excess dye and to fix colors.

Mend and sew articles, using hand stitching, adhesive patches, or sewing machines.

Immerse articles in bleaching baths to strip colors.

Clean fabrics, using vacuums or air hoses.

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

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Laundry/Dry-Cleaning Machine Operators Except Pressing

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Laundry/Dry-Cleaning Machine Operators Except Pressing

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Laundry/Dry-Cleaning Machine Operators Except Pressing

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Trunk Strength

The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Visual Color Discrimination

The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Laundry/Dry-Cleaning Machine Operators Except Pressing

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

Related Work Experience

None

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

On-Site or In-Plant Training

None

Required Level of Education

Less than a High School Diploma

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Laundry/Dry-Cleaning Machine Operators Except Pressing

Alternate Job Title(s)

Assembler

Assorter

Bag Hanger

Bag Washer

Benzene Washer

Benzene Worker

Blanket Washer

Box Storage Worker

Bundle Breaker

Buttoner

Carpet Cleaner

Carpet Renovator

Catcher

Classifier

Cleaner

Cleaner and Dyer

Cleaner and Presser

Cleaning Machine Operator

Cleaning Technician

Clothes Marker

Clothes Separator

Clothes Shaker

Coat Examiner

Collar Starcher

Collar Worker

Color Matcher

Conditioner Tumbler

Continuous Towel Roller

Conveyor Operator

Curb Worker

Curtain Cleaner

Curtain Stretcher

Dampener

Detacher

Diaper Folder

Distributor

Drapery Hand

Drier

Drier Operator

Dry Cleaner

Dry Cleaner Apprentice

Dry Room Attendant

Drycleaner

Dryer Operator

Drying Machine Operator

Dyer

Equipment Operator

Examiner

Extracting Machine Operator

Feather Renovator

Feeder

Finisher

Folder

Folding Machine Operator

Fur Blower

Fur Cleaner

Fur Glazer

Fur Glazing and Polishing Machine Operator

Fur Glosser

Fur Polisher

Furniture Cleaner

Glove Cleaner

Glove Finisher

Hand Launderer

Handy Worker

Hanger

Hat Blocker

Hat Cleaner

Hat Former

Hat Renovator

Hat Sizer

Hatter

Housekeeper

Launderer

Laundress

Laundromat Worker

Laundry Aide

Laundry Attendant

Laundry Equipment Operator

Laundry Helper

Laundry Housekeeper

Laundry Operator

Laundry Press Operator

Laundry Room Attendant

Laundry Sorter

Laundry Worker

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Machine Operator/Tender

Layer Off

Leather Cleaner

Leather Sprayer

Legger

Linen Folder

Linen Supervisor

Linen Worker

Lister

Machine Filler

Machine Fur Cleaner

Machine Hand

Machine Ironer

Machine Operator

Machine Rug Cleaner

Machine Washer

Marker

Marking Machine Operator

Mater

Measuring Clerk

Molder

Moth Proofer

Net Sorter

Opener

Patching Machine Operator

Personal Clothing Laundry Aide

Precision Dyer

Puffer

Puller

Reel Worker

Renovator

Rug Cleaner

Rug Dyer

Rug Renovator

Rug Sizer

Separator

Shake Table Operator

Shaker

Shampooer

Sheet Finisher

Sheet Folder

Sheet Sorter

Shirt Cleaner

Shirt Finisher

Shirt Folder

Shirt Operator

Silk Blocker

Silk Finisher

Silk Spotter

Sizer

Soil Checker

Sorter

Spot Cleaner

Spot Remover

Spotter

Sprayer

Sprinkler

Stamper

Starcher

Starchmaker

Steam Cleaner

Sterilizer Machine Operator

Stretcher

Stretcher Operator

Suede Cleaner

Table Machine Operator

Taker Off

Towel Folder

Towel Sorter

Tumbler Operator

Upholstery Cleaner

Utility Worker

Vault Custodian

Vault Person

Wash Tub Machine Operator

Washer

Washerette Machine Operator

Washing Machine Operator

Whizzer Hand

Wool Spotter

Wringer

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Laundry/Dry-Cleaning Machine Operators Except Pressing

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