A professional who tests charcoal briquettes at end of processing to verify conformance to specifications. Respnsibilities include:

• Removes bag of briquettes from packaging line periodically and carries briquettes to testing laboratory.
• Grinds specified quantity of briquettes, using hand grinder, places grounds into moisture-testing equipment, and observes moisture meter to determine moisture content of sample.
• Saturates stacked briquettes with fire-starter fluid, ignites briquettes, and observes burning characteristics of briquettes and time required for white ash to form over briquette surfaces.
• Places prescribed number of briquettes in burner pot, ignites briquettes, and observes heat sensor dial to determine temperature released by burning briquettes.
• Weighs briquettes.
• Records test results on test report forms.