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       CODE: 522.685-094 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): STEAM-CONDITIONER OPERATOR (tobacco)
Tends equipment that injects steam into opened hogsheads of tobacco to order tobacco prior to
further processing: Slips end of perforated metal tube over holder of hydraulic press, pushes
hogshead under tube, and presses button to activate mechanism that pushes tube into center of
tobacco. Presses button to release tube and raise press. Pulls hogshead from bed of press, throws
canvas cover over top of hogshead, pushes hogshead into steam chamber, and connects flexible hose to
end of tube protruding from top of hogshead. Presses buttons to lower door to seal chamber and to
activate steam. Turns knobs to build up steam pressure and to activate air pressure that forces
steam through air vents of tube into tobacco. Sets timer and observes light that signals when
tobacco has been conditioned to specifications. Flips switch to activate exhaust mechanism that
removes steam from chamber. Presses button to raise door. Pulls hogshead from chamber and removes
tube from hogshead, using overhead chain hoist. Pushes hogshead to feeder conveyor.
GOE: 06.04.15 STRENGTH: H GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 92917 Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders, Food and Tobacco
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