A professional who tends machine that presses ingredients into feed pellets for poultry and stock feed. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns steam valves to regulate temperature of machine.
• Observes ammeter and turns valves to regulate flow of material to machine.
• May adjust nozzles to regulate flow of molasses into ingredients and turn steam valves to regulate temperature of molasses.
• May adjust flow of air to cool pellets in cooler.
• May tend bucket elevator equipment to transfer pellets to storage.
• May adjust rollers to crush pelletized feed into crumbles.
• May mix poultry or stock feed preparatory to pelletizing.