Job Description:

• 1) Tends equipment that extrudes and dries compressed yeast to make bakers' active dry yeast: Dumps compressed yeast into hopper of extruding machine.

• 2) Observes temperature indicator and moisture gauges on drier, and sets controls to maintain prescribed temperature and humidity in drier.

• 3) Starts extruder that forms yeast into noodles and deposits them onto conveyor belt that carries yeast noodles through drier.

• 4) Collects yeast samples from conveyor at specified locations in drier, submits samples to laboratory for analysis, and adjusts temperature and humidity of drier on basis of laboratory report.

• 5) Connects mill to hopper outlet to grind dried yeast to specified fineness.

• 6) Opens outlet of drier or mill hopper to fill containers.

• 7) Weighs containers and records weight.

• 8) Transfers containers to storage, using lift truck.