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

  • Machine Presser
  • Machine Straw Hat Presser
  • Calender Machine Operator
  • Ironing Machine Operator
  • Patching Machine Operator
  • Pressing Machine Operator
  • Pressing Machine Tender

  • Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

  • Activate and adjust machine controls to regulate temperature and pressure of rollers, ironing shoes, or plates, according to specifications.
  • Clean and maintain pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.
  • Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
  • Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
  • Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
  • 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.
  • Press ties on small pressing machines.
  • Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
  • Select appropriate pressing machines, based on garment properties such as heat tolerance.
  • Select, install, and adjust machine components, including pressing forms, rollers, and guides, using hoists and hand tools.
  • Sew ends of new material to leaders or to ends of material in pressing machines, using sewing machines.