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CODE: 523.685-118Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): TOBACCO-DRIER OPERATOR (tobacco) alternate titles: drying-oven tender

Tends driers that remove moisture from leaf and processed tobacco: Starts driers (rotating drums) and turns valves to admit steam to heat coils of driers or opens valves on gas burners and sets thermostat. Periodically feels tobacco to determine dryness and regulates heat to dry tobacco within specified limits. May record readings of humidigraphs and thermometers on chart. May feed tobacco into drier. May be designated according to types of tobacco dried as Snuff Drier (tobacco); Tobacco-Stem-Drier Operator (tobacco). May tend driers that impart distinctive flavor (toast) to tobacco and be designated Toaster Operator (tobacco).
GOE: 06.04.15 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M2 L2 SVP: 2 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 92921 Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, Food and Tobacco