A professional who operates automatic multicell diffuser to extract sugar juice from beet slices. Respnsibilities include:

• Starts diffuser and auxiliary equipment, such as beet slicers, conveyors, and automatic weighing scales.
• Observes dials and turns controls to regulate flow of beets and water into diffuser, speed of agitators, and temperature of liquid in cells.
• Reads laboratory report to determine sugar content of beets, and adjusts controls to obtain maximum amount of sugar juice.
• Examines diffuser cells to determine if screens are clear, and that liquid levels are maintained at specified height.
• Reads control panel dials and automatic indicators, and records operating data, such as tonnage of beets sliced and diffused, and tonnage of water required to diffuse beet slices.