Drycleaners

Drycleaners clean clothing, garments, upholstery and other fabrics using dry-cleaning agents and machines.

What the job involves

• Sorts articles according to colour, condition and type of material and decides on type of treatment to be given

• May make minor repairs such as replacing buttons

• Places articles in drum and fastens cover before operating valves to feed chemical solution into machine

• Operates controls to rotate drum or agitate contents, drains off solution after stopping machine

• Removes articles and packs them into hand truck

• Removes spots and stains by rubbing them with solvents

• Filters solution after use to make it fit for re-use

• May do pressing using machine or heated flat iron

• Places articles on shelves or on hangers for delivery or collection

• Packages articles and prepares orders for dispatch