A professional who operates flash-drier and semiautomatic equipment to produce stockfeed or starch products from milled grain. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns handwheels to regulate fineness of grind in processing stockfeed through attrition or hammer mill.
• Starts pumps and turns valves to regulate moisture content and flow of material through filters, shakers, and centrifugal separators to process starch products.
• Observes and reads instruments, such as thermometers and gauges to monitor process.
• Listens for alarm that indicates excessive temperature in drier.
• Turns valves to regulate gas burners and adjust drier temperature and flow of materials.
• Feels sample of product to determine dryness.
• Inspects conveyor system to prevent or correct jams.
• Keeps record of instrument readings and processing conditions.
• May manually operate equipment in event of emergency.