Job Description:

• 1) Weighs and examines barrels of oleoresin prior to distillation into turpentine and rosin and grades rosin prior to storage: Reads scale to obtain gross weight of barrel of oleoresin.

• 2) Examines and feels oleoresin to determine color, cleanliness, water content, and age, and estimates turpentine and rosin content and rosin grade that can be produced.

• 3) Records estimate and weight of barrel on incoming record sheet.

• 4) Observes distillation process and directs DISTILLER II to stop operation of melter or still whenever temporary shortages of oleoresin occur.

• 5) Draws rosin sample from still and grades sample according to U.

• 6) S.

• 7) Government specifications.

• 8) Records grade and barrel number on grade record form.

• 9) Directs or assists DECKHAND to push barrels of oleoresin or rosin to and from scales, storage area, and distilling equipment, and to dump barrels of oleoresin into hopper of melter.