- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who blocks (shapes) knitted garments after cleaning. Respnsibilities include:
* Shrinks or stretches garment by hand until it conforms to original measurements and pins garment to cover of steamtable or back of pressing machine.
* Applies steam to garment, as it is held in shape, by means of hand valves or foot levers.
* Measures and records dimensions of garments, using yardstick, cloth tape, or by making perforated outline on paper.
* Compares cleaned garments with recorded measurements or perforated paper and returns garments that have shrunk or stretched for reprocessing.
* May hang garments on forms corresponding to desired shape and saturate with steam from nozzle to block garments.
* May measure customer and record measurements for use in blocking customer's garments.
* May fold and wrap garments.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who blocks cleaned hats to specified size and shape. Respnsibilities include:
* Selects wooden hat block according to size and shape of hat.
* Mounts hat on block and holds block over steamer to soften material.
* Pulls hat down over block to shape crown.
* Places hat on form of hat-ironing machine.
* Depresses pedal to engage automatic hat-ironing machine.
* Brushes crown with melted wax to ensure retention of shape during further processing.
* Removes hat from block and applies sizing to brim with sponge.
* Inserts hat in hollow, wooden brim form.
* Steams or wets brim and places under heated sandbag to press and shape brim.
* Rubs or brushes hat to smooth nap.
* Applies cleaning solvent with brush or sponge to remove spots.
* May insert finished hats in paper bags.
* May wait on patrons and collect payment.
* May be designated according to part of hat blocked as Brim Blocker; Crown Blocker; or according to machine operated as Crown-Ironer Operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who blocks cleaned hats to specified size and shape. Respnsibilities include:
* Selects wooden hat block according to size and shape of hat.
* Mounts hat on block and holds block over steamer to soften material.
* Pulls hat down over block to shape crown.
* Places hat on form of hat-ironing machine.
* Depresses pedal to engage automatic hat-ironing machine.
* Brushes crown with melted wax to ensure retention of shape during further processing.
* Removes hat from block and applies sizing to brim with sponge.
* Inserts hat in hollow, wooden brim form.
* Steams or wets brim and places under heated sandbag to press and shape brim.
* Rubs or brushes hat to smooth nap.
* Applies cleaning solvent with brush or sponge to remove spots.
* May insert finished hats in paper bags.
* May wait on patrons and collect payment.
* May be designated according to part of hat blocked as Brim Blocker; Crown Blocker; or according to machine operated as Crown-Ironer Operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who presses articles, such as drapes, knit goods, millinery parts, parachutes, garments, and slip covers, or delicate textiles, such as lace, synthetics, and silks to remove wrinkles, flatten seams, and give shape to article, using hand iron. Respnsibilities include:
* Places article in position on ironing board or worktable.
* Smooths and shapes fabric prior to pressing.
* Sprays water over fabric to soften fibers when not using steam iron.
* Adjusts temperature of iron, according to type of fabric, and uses covering cloths to prevent scorching or to avoid sheen on delicate fabrics.
* Pushes and pulls iron over surface of article, according to type of fabric.
* Fits odd-shaped pieces which cannot be pressed flat over puff iron.
* May pin, fold, and hang article after pressing.
* May be designated according to article or part pressed as Coat Ironer, Hand (garment); Lining Presser; Seam Presser (garment); Vest Presser (garment); or according to type of cloth pressed as Cotton Presser (garment); Silk Presser (garment) I or part pressed as: Flatwork Finisher, Hand; Piece Presser (garment); Pocket Presser (garment); Underpresser, Hand (garment); Waist Presser (garment); Wearing-Apparel Finisher, Hand.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends pressing-machine (hot-head type) to press washed wearing apparel, such as uniforms, jackets, aprons, and shirts. Respnsibilities include:
* Smooths section of garment on buck (table) of machine, and moistens dry portions of garment with wet cloth or water spray.
* Pushes buttons to lower pressing head of machine to press and dry garment.
* Rearranges garment on buck, repeating process until pressing is completed.
* May work as part of team and press only portion of garment.
* May tend two or three presses simultaneously, positioning garment on one press while other presses are closed.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends automatic pressing machine equipped with single or double upright body forms to press front, yoke, and back of shirts, coats, and other garments. Respnsibilities include:
* Fits garment on buck (table) and pulls lever to clamp neckband of garment to buck.
* Lowers pressing head to iron yoke.
* Depresses pedal to clamp tailband in position on buck, and release pressing head to raised position.
* Presses control buttons that rotate dressed buck into pressing cabinet for automatic ironing of front and back of garment.
* May pull sleeves over forms and shift levers to move forms into pressing cabinet for ironing.
* May finish one type of garment, such as duck or linen coats.
* May be designated according to type of garment pressed as Shirt Presser, Automatic; Pants Presser, Automatic.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends automatic pressing machine equipped with single or double upright body forms to press front, yoke, and back of shirts, coats, and other garments. Respnsibilities include:
* Fits garment on buck (table) and pulls lever to clamp neckband of garment to buck.
* Lowers pressing head to iron yoke.
* Depresses pedal to clamp tailband in position on buck, and release pressing head to raised position.
* Presses control buttons that rotate dressed buck into pressing cabinet for automatic ironing of front and back of garment.
* May pull sleeves over forms and shift levers to move forms into pressing cabinet for ironing.
* May finish one type of garment, such as duck or linen coats.
* May be designated according to type of garment pressed as Shirt Presser, Automatic; Pants Presser, Automatic.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that presses and blocks (shapes) garments, such as blouses, coats, dresses, shirts, and sweaters in manufacturing or drycleaning establishment. Respnsibilities include:
* Selects pressing form (dummy) according to shape of garment.
* Positions form on holder over steaming device, expands or contracts form according to size of garment, and inserts pin into slot to lock form.
* Pulls garment over form.
* Turns dial to regulate steam pressure according to type of material pressed.
* Depresses pedals that activate steam and air to press, block, and dry garment.
* Removes garment from form and lays garment on table.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that fluffs and irons flatwork articles, such as handkerchiefs and napkins. Respnsibilities include:
* Dumps handkerchiefs from net into door-hopper of fluffer unit to condition for ironing.
* Places fluffed handkerchief on pad of machine and presses pedal to clamp edge.
* Pulls opposite edge to straighten and square handkerchief on pad.
* Pulls lever to revolve pad under steam chest to iron handkerchief and rotate second press in position.
* Removes handkerchief.
* May operate machine with sock attachment to press socks.
* May fold handkerchief and place in bag with identification tag.
* May tie bundles of handkerchiefs with paper ribbon.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that fluffs and irons flatwork articles, such as handkerchiefs and napkins. Respnsibilities include:
* Dumps handkerchiefs from net into door-hopper of fluffer unit to condition for ironing.
* Places fluffed handkerchief on pad of machine and presses pedal to clamp edge.
* Pulls opposite edge to straighten and square handkerchief on pad.
* Pulls lever to revolve pad under steam chest to iron handkerchief and rotate second press in position.
* Removes handkerchief.
* May operate machine with sock attachment to press socks.
* May fold handkerchief and place in bag with identification tag.
* May tie bundles of handkerchiefs with paper ribbon.
Industry:Professional careers
