# Tasks & work activities — linen room attendant

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-6021.00 (Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 9121; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
- **[Core]** Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
- **[Core]** Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
- **[Core]** Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
- **[Core]** Slide material back and forth over heated, metal, ball-shaped forms to smooth and press portions of garments that cannot be satisfactorily pressed with flat pressers or hand irons.
- **[Core]** Select appropriate pressing machines, based on garment properties such as heat tolerance.
- **[Core]** Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.
- **[Core]** Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
- **[Core]** Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
- **[Core]** Finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry-cleaned and laundered articles, using hand irons.
- **[Core]** Position materials such as cloth garments, felt, or straw on tables, dies, or feeding mechanisms of pressing machines, or on ironing boards or work tables.
- **[Core]** Spray water over fabric to soften fibers when not using steam irons.
- **[Core]** Moisten materials to soften and smooth them.
- **[Supplemental]** Finish velvet garments by steaming them on bucks of hot-head presses or steam tables, and brushing pile (nap) with handbrushes.
- **[Core]** Finish fancy garments such as evening gowns and costumes, using hand irons to produce high quality finishes.
- **[Core]** Activate and adjust machine controls to regulate temperature and pressure of rollers, ironing shoes, or plates, according to specifications.
- **[Core]** Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.
- **[Core]** Clean and maintain pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.
- **[Core]** Block or shape knitted garments after cleaning.
- **[Supplemental]** Insert heated metal forms into ties and touch up rough places with hand irons.
- **[Supplemental]** Brush materials made of suede, leather, or felt to remove spots or to raise and smooth naps.
- **[Supplemental]** Use covering cloths to prevent equipment from damaging delicate fabrics.
- **[Core]** Press ties on small pressing machines.
- **[Supplemental]** Select, install, and adjust machine components, including pressing forms, rollers, and guides, using hoists and hand tools.
- **[Supplemental]** Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as tape measures and micrometers.
- **[Supplemental]** Sew ends of new material to leaders or to ends of material in pressing machines, using sewing machines.
- **[Supplemental]** Measure fabric to specifications, cut uneven edges with shears, fold material, and press it with an iron to form a heading.
- **[Core]** Identify and treat spots on garments.

## Detailed work activities

- Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
- Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
- Clean fabrics or apparel.
- Clean production equipment.
- Cut fabrics.
- Inspect garments for defects, damage, or stains.
- Install mechanical components in production equipment.
- Maintain production or processing equipment.
- Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
- Operate sewing equipment.
- Package products for storage or shipment.
- Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
- Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
- Select production equipment according to product specifications.
- Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
- Smooth garments with irons, presses, or steamers.
- Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.