A professional who tends threshing machine that strips leaf particles from tobacco stems. Respnsibilities include:

• Starts motor that rotates spike-studded drums or vibrates screen.
• Forks dried stems onto feed conveyor or opens chute gate to drop tobacco onto feed conveyor.
• Removes filled catching bag, empties bag into bin or sack, and replaces bag on machine.
• Removes matted stems from spikes of drum.