How do they match: Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

  • Calender Machine Operator
  • Hydraulic Press Operator
  • Ironing Machine Operator
  • Laundry Press Operator
  • Patch Press Operator
  • Patching Machine Operator
  • Press Operator
  • Pressing Machine Operator
  • Shirt Line Operator
  • Sleeve Presser Operator
  • Steam Clothes Press Operator
  • Steam Press Operator
  • Straw Hat Plunger Operator

  • Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
  • Identify and treat spots on garments.
  • Insert heated metal forms into ties and touch up rough places with hand irons.
  • Select appropriate pressing machines, based on garment properties such as heat tolerance.
  • 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.

  • Operate sewing equipment.
  • Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.