skillfactor-pipeline/skills/linen-room-attendant/references/tasks.md

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.