A professional who operates redrying machine to dry, cool, and moisten tobacco for packing or further processing. Respnsibilities include:

• Starts flow of steam or hot air into drying units and steam and water in ordering section.
• Starts fan that circulates hot air in drying units and conveyor that carries tobacco through drying unit, cooling section, and ordering section.
• Observes air pressure gauges, humidity and temperature charts, or thermometer to determine whether specified amount of heat, steam, or air pressure is maintained.
• Feels tobacco to determine moisture content and regulates flow of hot air, steam, and water to correct deviations from standard.
• May remove sample leaves of tobacco from machine for moisture content measurement.