Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

• Blocker
• Bobbin Presser
• Brim Presser I
• Brim-and-Crown Presser
• Calender-Machine Operator
• Creaser
• Drapery-Head Former
• Fur Ironer
• Hat Blocker
• Hat-Lining Blocker
• Hydraulic-Press Operator
• Hydraulic-Press Operator
• Leather Finisher
• Mangler
• Molder
• Patching-Machine Operator
• Press Operator
• Press Operator
• Press Operator
• Presser, All-Around
• Presser, Automatic
• Presser, Buffing Wheel
• Presser, Form
• Presser, Hand
• Presser, Handkerchief
• Presser, Machine
• Seam Presser
• Shaper and Presser
• Shirt Presser
• Silk Finisher
• Steam-Press Tender
• Straw Hat Presser, Machine
• Straw-Hat-Plunger Operator
• Strip Presser
• Tie Presser

• Activate and adjust machine controls to regulate temperature and pressure of rollers, ironing shoes, or plates, according to specifications.
• Block or shape knitted garments after cleaning.
• Brush materials made of suede, leather, or felt to remove spots or to raise and smooth naps.
• Clean and maintain pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.
• Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as tape measures and micrometers.
• Finish fancy garments such as evening gowns and costumes, using hand irons to produce high quality finishes.
• Finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry-cleaned and laundered articles, using hand irons.
• Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
• Finish velvet garments by steaming them on bucks of hot-head presses or steam tables, and brushing pile (nap) with handbrushes.
• Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
• Insert heated metal forms into ties and touch up rough places with hand irons.
• Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
• Measure fabric to specifications, cut uneven edges with shears, fold material, and press it with an iron to form a heading.
• Moisten materials to soften and smooth them.
• 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.
• Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.
• 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.
• Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.
• 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.
• Spray water over fabric to soften fibers when not using steam irons.
• Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
• Use covering cloths to prevent equipment from damaging delicate fabrics.

• adjust production equipment/machinery setup
• apply cleaning solvents
• attach or mark identification onto products or containers
• block knitted garments
• clean equipment or machinery
• cut or trim fabric or leather
• examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
• identify type of stain in fabrics, such as wool, synthetics, or silk
• install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures
• load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
• load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
• measure, weigh, or count products or materials
• operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom
• operate sewing machine
• operate steam press
• operate textile production equipment/machinery
• package goods for shipment or storage
• press garment or fabric
• read specifications
• read tape measure
• read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
• recognize characteristics of cloth or fabric
• remove stains from fabric or carpet
• spray water, steam, or air over fabric or leather
• spread fabric or clothing article on worktable or ironing board
• use hand iron
• use hand or power tools
• use portable electric fabric cutter
• wrap products