A professional who operates machines and equipment to dehydrate, pulverize, mix, and mold ingredients to produce fuel briquettes. Respnsibilities include:

• Shovels or empties sacks of materials into hoppers or bins, or starts elevator-conveyors.
• Turns valves, handwheels, or rheostats to move and control flow of fuels, water, and dry or liquid binders to machines.
• Starts conveyors, rotary drier, mixers, pulverizer, mixing augers, and compressing machines.
• Inspects briquettes and adjusts flow of materials to produce briquettes of specified dimensions.
• Removes and replaces broken bolts and worn shafts, using handtools.
• Lubricates machinery or directs oiling of equipment.
• May be designated according to type of briquette produced as Barbecue-Briquette-Machine Operator (fabrication, nec); Charcoal-Briquette-Machine Operator (fabrication, nec); Coal-Briquette-Machine Operator (fabrication, nec).