Sort textile items

Sort garments and other textiles to be pressed and ironed or for customer pick-up.

sorting textile items
divide textile items
sort textile item
sort textiles
organise textile items by type

skill/competence

sector-specific

Sort textile items is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Laundry ironer: Laundry ironers re-shape clothing items and linen and remove creases from them by using irons, presses and steamers. They clean and maintain the ironing and drying area and organise the items accordingly.

Sort textile items is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Weaver: Weavers operate the weaving process at traditional hand powered weaving machines (from silk to carpet, from flat to Jacquard). They monitor fabric quality and condition of machines such as woven fabrics for clothing, home-tex or technical end uses. They carry out  mechanic works on machines that convert yarns into fabrics such as blankets, carpets, towels and clothing material. They repair loom malfunctions as reported by the weaver, and complete loom check out sheets.
Weaving machine operator: Weaving machine operators set up, operate and monitor weaving machines .They work with specialised machinery, techniques and materials to process threads of yarn into weaved products such as clothing, home-tex or technical end products. They maintain and repair weaving machinery and ensure operations run without problems.

References

1. Sort textile items – ESCO