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Commercial laundry operative (level 2)

Providing laundry services to a wide range of sectors in the UK.

Qualification level
2
Equivalent to GCSE.
Typical duration
12 months
Apprenticeship category
Engineering and manufacturing
Maximum funding
£6,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training.
Also known as
  • Garment cleaner
  • General laundry operative
  • Laundry operative
  • Production operative
Skills
Skills an apprentice will learn
  • Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
  • Organise and prioritise work.
  • Follow health and safety procedures in line with regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
  • Comply with laundry industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Follow work procedures.
  • Sort, classify and identify products for processing either manually or via operating equipment. Identify any special cleaning processes for example, stain removal.
  • Check equipment and machinery.
  • Operate equipment and machinery to process textile products for example, batch washing machines, wash extractors, dryers, towel folders, ironers, and calenders.
  • Conduct quality checks for example, identify any rejects or rewash, inspect items for damage.
  • Sort and pack items.
  • Identify production issues for example, product mis-feed, machinery issues, or product flow issues. Resolve or escalate issues in line with procedures. Escalate maintenance requirements.
  • Use information technology.
  • Communicate with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Record task information (text or data) - paper based or electronic.
  • Carry out and record learning and development activities.

Full information on Commercial laundry operative (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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