Job Description:

• 1) Tends driers that remove moisture from leaf and processed tobacco: Starts driers and turns valves to admit steam to heat coils of driers or opens valves on gas burners and sets thermostat.

• 2) Periodically feels tobacco to determine dryness and regulates heat to dry tobacco within specified limits.

• 3) May record readings of humidigraphs and thermometers on chart.

• 4) May feed tobacco into drier.

• 5) May be designated according to types of tobacco dried as Snuff Drier; Tobacco-Stem-Drier Operator.

• 6) May tend driers that impart distinctive flavor to tobacco and be designated Toaster Operator.