Cleaner/Spotter

Lapels Cleaners | Wilmette, IL; Wilmette (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Lapels Cleaners Wilmette, IL seeks a Cleaner/Spotter with solid garment cleaning experience to ensure production quality and profitability. You will spot stains, run loads, and finish garments while coordinating with finishers and pressers for optimal output.

Three years of industry experience in a dry cleaning environment and openness to adopting Lapels programs are required. Assist in sorting garments and maintaining smooth plant operations.

Qualifications

• 3 years of industry experience in garment cleaning
• Experience running a dry cleaning plant
• Willingness to adopt Lapels program and systems

Responsibilities

• Professional Spotting – recognize stain types and pre- or post-spot garments
• Run dry cleaning loads
• Finish garments
• Oversee finishers & pressers to ensure quality at profitable production levels
• Maintain overall control of work
• Sort garments to proper stations throughout Plant

Skills

Spotting expertise

Dry cleaning plant operation

Quality control

Job description

The Cleaner/Spotter of an Environmentally Friendly Lapels Plant is responsible for ensuring the overall production quality and profitability of garment cleaning. We typically look for a Cleaner/Spotter with three (3) years of industry experience, who not only has prior knowledge of running a Dry Cleaning Plant but is also open-minded to seeing the benefits of using the Lapels program and systems of production.

At Lapels, a Cleaner/Spotter will daily be responsible for such items as:

• Professional Spotting – including recognizing the type of stain and either pre-spotting or post spotting that garment
• Running dry cleaning loads
• Finishing of garments
• Overseeing finishers & pressers to ensure quality work at profitable production levels
• Overall control of work
• Sorting of garments to proper stations throughout Plant