A professional who tends driers that remove moisture from leaf and processed tobacco. Respnsibilities include:

• 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-Stem-Drier Operator.
• May tend driers that impart distinctive flavor (toast) to tobacco and be designated Toaster Operator.