Laundry Worker (General)

Overview

Laundry Workers (General) sort, clean, iron, fold and package linen, clothing and other garments in a commercial laundry.

Day-to-day

• sorts articles for cleaning according to type, colour, fabric and cleaning treatment required
• places sorted articles into receptacles and onto conveyor belts for moving to repair and cleaning areas
• checks for and removes stains from garments, and makes minor repairs such as replacing buttons
• loads and unloads washing machines, driers and extractors
• adds cleaning agents and starches to articles
• smoothes articles and guides them through cleaning and pressing machines
• stops and starts machines to untangle, straighten and remove articles
• irons and presses clean articles
• places articles on shelves or on hangers for delivery or collection
• packages articles and prepares orders for dispatch.

Considerations

• physically demanding.