A professional who tends mixing machine that blends spices. Respnsibilities include:

• Weighs out each variety of spice required and pours or shovels them into hopper of machine.
• Starts machine to mix spices to specified consistency.
• Pulls lever to tilt machine and dump mix into container or storage bin.
• May sift spices before mixing, using mechanical sifter.
• May compare color of mixture with standard color chart to ensure color meets specifications.
• When mixing tea, may be designated Tea Blender.