The steam removes the wrinkles from pants, coats, jackets, shirts, and permanent press garments. Flatwork Finishers shake out, position, and feed linens into automatic pressing machines, guiding each article through the ironing process to prevent folds and wrinkles. After ironing, the items are folded and placed on tables for assembly. Flatwork Tiers and Distributors complete the process within the plant. Flatwork Tiers stack, count, wrap, and bundle the linens keeping written records for each customer.
Distributors collect, inspect, bundle and deliver garments to their respective owners.
Although many laundries are air-conditioned and well ventilated, workers who are near hot washing water, dryers, heated rollers, and steam pressers must be able to tolerate humidity and high temperatures. Most laundry occupations require constant standing and noise tolerance. Workers must be able to lift, bend, work well with their hands, and be able to withstand the repetitive nature of the work. Many dangers formerly associated with laundry work have been eliminated by modern equipment. However, danger is still present when working around moving machinery.