Laundry Worker (General)

811511 · Heavy Next-day ready

Sorts, cleans, irons, folds and packages linen, clothing and other garments in a commercial laundry.

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.

Works indoors in commercial laundries.
Work areas will usually be adequately heated and ventilated, but may be warm and steamy.
Constantly handling dirty clothing and linen items and uses a variety of detergents.

Medium to heavy physical demand
Constantly stands usually on concrete floors and walks about the factory floor to carry out sorting, folding, pressing and other tasks while various washing and drying machines are completing their cycles.
Stretching up and across is required on a frequent basis to load items into washing or drying machines or when folding or hanging items.
Squatting, crouching or kneeling is not usually required.
Twisting of their body or neck may occur occasionally when moving items.
Employees constantly handle detergents and dirty items which may cause skin damage or infections if protective clothing (gloves / overalls) is not worn.
Bends frequently when picking up items.
Staff frequently lift and carry clothing or linen to and from washing and pressing machines.
Repetitive use of hands/arms is required for carrying, lifting and loading/unloading items.
Driving is not required unless a delivery service is offered.
Uses a range of hand-held equipment and operates washing machines, dryers and other laundry equipment.
Mental skills necessary include knowledge of garment / textile care, organisational, practical and technical skills.

Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier

Licence / registration No licence required

ANZSCO skill level 5

Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Nil entry requirements for general laundry worker.