Job Description:

• 1) Separates and weighs samples of grain preparatory to grading: Pours grain sample into hopper of sample divider and pulls lever to allow grain to fall through divider into two receptacles.

• 2) Removes and weighs specific amount of grain from each receptacle to obtain representative but reduced sample.

• 3) Pours sample into cleaning mill or through sieve of standard mesh to remove foreign matter.

• 4) Smells and examines sample to determine if grain is sour or musty, or to detect damage from excessive heat or moisture.

• 5) Pours grain sample into standard quart kettle, weighs sample, and reads conversion chart to obtain weight per bushel.

• 6) Separates damaged, weathered, soil-stained, and undeveloped grain from grain with no defects and places grain in separate containers.

• 7) May remove grain sample from incoming shipments.