A professional who tends steam-heated kettle that melts wax and other ingredients to make compound for lubricating lead bullets. Respnsibilities include:

• Weighs specified amounts of ingredients and loads them into kettle.
• Turns valve to regulate heat and stirs mixture with wooden paddle.
• Drains melted compound from kettle into molds.
• Empties cooled molds and stores cakes in bins.
• Conveys compound to production departments to fill requisitions, using handtruck.