Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Textile cleaner (m/f)
recognised by ordinance of 17. 06. 2002 (BGBl. I S. 1923)

Duration of traineeship

Three years
The venues for training are company and school.

Field of activity

The field of activity of textile cleaners includes the treatment, care and finishing of textiles and garments, in particular by cleaning, washing, stain removal, and finishing. Textile cleaners work predominantly in cleaning or laundry firms which treat e.g. work clothes, hospital and hotel laundry, outer clothing, domestic textiles, fur and leather. They also work in research institutions in the chemical industry, health facilities and hotels.

Occupational skills

Textile cleaners process customer orders independently and make decisions on the laundering or cleaning procedure to be used to process the treatment goods. In doing this, dealing with customers, the environmentally conscious use of chemicals and ancillary materials as well as safety and health protection at work are central.

Textile cleaners

• distinguish textile raw materials, leather and furs as well as their characteristics,
• accept the treatment goods and mark them,
• advise customers,
• recognise stains and sort the treatment goods,
• remove stains from the treatment goods,
• wash and dry clean the treatment goods,
• remove stains from cleaned treatment goods,
• finish the treatment goods (press, iron, steam),
• apply disinfectant procedures for garments and linen,
• operate, maintain and service the primarily computer-controlled machines and plant and monitor the work cycles,
• plan operational procedures and document the results,
• create work cycles and technical documentation,
• investigate claims and process complaints,
• carry out quality and final checks,
• deliver the treated goods.
  

Last modified on: December 12, 2006