A professional who compresses lumps of tobacco into plugs of chewing tobacco in hand shapes, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:

• Greases sinkers to prevent lumps from sticking, using cloth saturated with liquid paraffin or petrolatum.
• Places sinkers and frames into shape boxes and fills frame cells with specified number of lumps.
• Positions filled shape box under ram of hydraulic press and turns valve to lower ram onto shapes that compress lumps into plugs.
• Removes shape boxes from press and sinkers and frames from shape box.
• Knocks plugs from frame cells, using rake or metal bar.
• Stacks plugs on table for further processing.
• Cleans tin plates in washing machine or with cloth and water.