Dry Clean Pressers

Now Hiring experienced utility, pants, and shirt pressers at our busy Norfolk location. The Utility Presser is responsible for finishing dry cleaned and wet cleaned garments in a timely and professional manner while maintaining ZIPS quality standards. The Utility Presser is also responsible for maintaining ZIPS Cleaners standards according to policy and procedures established in the operations manual and as defined by the Franchisee of the store.

Depending on the store volume and organizational layout, this position may be combined with other duties for the Laundry and /or Dry Clean Production Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all opening, ongoing, and closing duties as assigned 
• Professionally finish garments according to established finishing techniques so that they meet ZIPS Quality Standards.
• Professionally finish laundered garments that do not fit on the shirt unit according to established finishing techniques.
• Work with other Pressers as a team to complete Lots in a timely manner.
• Meet production goals for finishing garments – 70 pieces per operator hour (PPOH)
• Follow safety and security guidelines  
• Complete all assigned duties in a timely manner
• Perform other job duties as assigned

Career Path 

• Exceed expectations as an Utility Presser
• Cross-trained in laundry and dry cleaning production duties
• Complete required management training to become part of the management team

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Conscientious about quality of work

Physical Job Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, drive, kneel, stoop, reach, bend, climb, touch and grasp, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Special vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth and peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the individuals assigned this position and are not intended to be exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, physical job demands, and working conditions.  

ZIPS started out as eight separate dry cleaners in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area. In 2002, the stores united with the goal of providing a top notch dry cleaning experience that maintains high-quality services at one low price for any garment. Since then, ZIPS has expanded to over 65 locations across the country. We clean over 20 million garments for more than 500,000 customers every year, and we look forward to serving more customers every day!