A professional who tends drum-type rotary driers and heating kilns, from central control station, to remove moisture from beet pulp and molasses mixture being processed into cattle fodder. Respnsibilities include:

• Moves controls to admit fuel and air into kiln and ignite fire in kiln.
• Adjusts controls to obtain specified temperature in drier drum.
• Starts scrolls, elevators, and belt conveyors.
• Observes panelboard gauges and automatic recorder readings and moves controls to regulate drier temperature and rotation speed of drier drum according to moisture content of pulp-molasses mixture.
• Feels processed pulp to ensure that drying process meets specifications.
• Takes readings from conveyor scale to ascertain tonnage of fodder produced.
• Records production and operating data in station log.
• Collects samples of cattle fodder produced for laboratory analysis.