A professional who controls equipment to produce maple syrup. Respnsibilities include:

• Transfers maple sap to evaporator pan placed on stove, allowing product to flow through various compartments of evaporator.
• Pours additional sap into evaporator as needed to maintain uniform temperature.
• Transfers syrup to heated finishing pan when level of product in evaporator indicates evaporation is complete.
• Tests syrup for prescribed consistency by adding quantity of syrup to cold water and observing appearance.
• Filters evaporated syrup through cloths or other filtration media.
• Pours syrup into containers or molds for storage, use, or sale.
• May boil, stir, and evaporate syrup to form variety of maple products, such as maple sugar, wax, butter, or candy, depending on processing temperature and time, and be designated Maple-Products Maker.