- 업종: Government; Labor
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- Company Profile:
A professional who determines type of rug received for cleaning, measures it, calculates area, and records information for use in case rug is lost and to facilitate proper billing to customer.
* Affixes identifying tag to rug which indicates type of work to be performed.
* May examine rugs for stains and holes, and determine from its condition if rug will withstand cleaning.
* May determine repairs which should be made and contact customer concerning repairs.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who cleans rugs with chemical solutions in plant or on customer's premises, using handbrushes or portable scrubbing machine, determining washing method according to condition of rug. Respnsibilities include:
* Vacuums rugs to remove loose dirt.
* Guides scrubbing machine over rug surface or sprays rug with cleaning solution under pressure to agitate nap and loosen embedded dirt.
* Removes excess suds and water from rug during scrubbing operation, using vacuum nozzle or squeegee.
* Identifies persistent stains and selects spotting agent to remove stain according to type of fiber, dye, and stain.
* Rubs chemical solution into rug with handbrush until stain disappears.
* Rinses rug, using water hose, and hangs rug on rack to dry.
* Pushes pilating (pile lifting) machine over surface of dried rug to raise and fluff nap or brushes pile, using broom.
* Removes excess water by feeding rugs between rollers of mechanical wringer, putting rugs in extractor, or going over surface with squeegee or vacuum nozzle.
* Brushes, sprays, or sprinkles sizing solutions on the backs of rugs, using handbrush, spray gun, or sprinkling can.
* May scrub fragile or oriental rugs, using handbrush, soap, and water.
* May spray acetic acid or salt solution over washed rugs to prevent colors from running.
* May measure rugs to determine cleaning fee.
* May clean upholstered furniture, using sponge, brush, and cleaning solutions.
* May trim frayed edges of carpet and rebind carpet edges, using scissors, knife, needle, and thread.
* May perform rug cleaning duties as employee of establishment, such as hotel.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who prepares soiled clothing and linen for delivery to laundry and verifies contents of returned bundles. Respnsibilities include:
* Prepares typed forms listing soiled articles received.
* Ties articles in bundle for transporting to laundry.
* Receives returned bundles and checks contents against lists, noting and reporting shortages.
* Stores clean linen on shelves and issues item on presentation of soiled articles for exchange.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who manages store where customers deliver and call for articles to be cleaned, laundered, and pressed and keeps records of same. Respnsibilities include:
* Receives article from customer.
* Writes identifying slip or tag giving name of customer, work to be done, and date of completion.
* Pins or staples tag on article.
* Delivers finished article to customer and collects amount due.
* Records cash receipts and articles received and delivered.
* May examine article in presence of customer to advise of possible damage that might result during processing, such as shrinkage, loss of shape, and fading.
* May measure garments liable to shrink.
* May remove ornaments and sew or replace them on finished garment upon return from plant.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who gives curb service to customers. Respnsibilities include:
* Receives and delivers articles to customers remaining in cars outside store or plant.
* Writes tickets to identify and to indicate work to be done.
* Receives amount due for servicing articles.
* Opens doors for customers entering or leaving store.
* May perform other duties, such as sweeping and dusting store, placing garments in paper bags, and running errands.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who receives articles, such as shoes and clothing, to be repaired or cleaned, in personal-service establishment. Respnsibilities include:
* Examines articles to determine nature of repair and advises customer of repairs needed.
* Quotes prices and prepares work ticket.
* Sends articles to work department.
* Returns finished articles to customer and collects amount due.
* May keep records of cash receipts and articles received and delivered.
* May sell articles, such as cleaner, polish, shoelaces, and accessories.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who receives articles, such as shoes and clothing, to be repaired or cleaned, in personal-service establishment. Respnsibilities include:
* Examines articles to determine nature of repair and advises customer of repairs needed.
* Quotes prices and prepares work ticket.
* Sends articles to work department.
* Returns finished articles to customer and collects amount due.
* May keep records of cash receipts and articles received and delivered.
* May sell articles, such as cleaner, polish, shoelaces, and accessories.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who receives, identifies, fumigates, and places garments in cold-storage vaults. Respnsibilities include:
* Marks incoming garments with identification tags, tape, or by some other method, and classifies and routes garments to cleaning and repair departments.
* Fills pans with fumigant and seals storage vaults to fumigate incoming and stored garments.
* Turns on ventilating system to remove fumigating gas from vaults.
* Hangs garments in specified place in storage vault.
* Removes stored garments at customer's request.
* Inspects or routes garments to inspector and sends them to delivery department.
* May monitor vault room humidistat and adjust refrigeration thermostat to change temperature and relative humidity in vault.
* May record garment identifying information on control record.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists customer to launder or dryclean clothes, or launders or drycleans clothes for customer paying for complete service, using self-service equipment. Respnsibilities include:
* Gives instructions to customer in clothes preparation, such as weighing, sorting, fog-spraying spots, and removing perishable buttons.
* Assigns machine and directs customer or points out posted instructions regarding equipment operation.
* Weighs soiled items and calculates amount charged customer requiring complete services.
* Dampens garments with cleaning solvent and rubs with sponge or brush to remove spots or stains.
* Places clothes, cleaning material, bleach, and coins in laundering or drycleaning equipment, and sets automatic controls to clean or dry clothes.
* Removes clothes from equipment.
* Hangs, bags, folds, and bundles clothes for delivery to customer.
* Receives payment for service.
* May sell cleansing agents.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who coats hair of fur garments with moisture or glazing compound to protect against shedding and restore glossy appearance. Respnsibilities include:
* Fits garment over form and sprays glazing compound on garment with spray gun.
* Brushes, combs, or shakes garment to fluff fur.
* Allows garment to hang for specified period, or directs nozzle of compressed air line to dry fur.
* May iron fur and lining.
* May rub fur with stick to make hair fluffy.
* May tend sawdust-filled rotating drum to remove loose hairs.
* May trim garment section, using furrier's knife.
* May pull offcolored hair from fur, using tweezers.
Industry:Professional careers
