- Performs a variety of laundering, dry cleaning and pressing tasks, including beating carpets and shaping starched collars, cuffs and hats.
- Allocates washing machines to customers, ensures correct use of equipment and gives change.
- Sets and operates drying machines and smooths and shapes washed garments using hand iron or machine press.
- Loads articles into washing and dry cleaning machines or electrically operated drum cleaning machine, operates controls to admit cleaning fluids and starts machine.
- Removes difficult stains using chemicals or steam gun.
- Sorts articles by fabric, colour and type and determines appropriate cleaning process.
- Receives garment or item from customer for cleaning, checks pockets, buttons, zips, etc. and issues receipt.