A professional who tends machine that cuts plugs of chewing or smoking tobacco into plugs of specified size for retailing. Respnsibilities include:

• Loads plugs into hopper that discharges plugs onto conveyor leading to knives.
• Starts flow of flavoring onto knives or wipes knives with cloth dipped in flavoring to lubricate cutters.
• May scrape cutting knives with blade to remove tobacco particles.
• May tend cellophane-wrapping machine in tandem with cutter.
• May pack plugs in cartons manually.