A professional who operates one or more roasters to remove moisture and impart specified color and flavor to cocoa beans. Respnsibilities include:

• Adjusts thermostat and fuel valve to heat roasters to specified temperature.
• Observes temperature chart to ascertain heat pattern of roaster.
• Pulls handle to open hopper and drop beans into roaster.
• Starts roaster cylinder rotating to roast beans evenly.
• Examines sample of beans for color, dryness, or brittleness after specified roasting cycle, and tastes bean to judge if flavor conforms to standard.
• Adjusts roaster flame and dampers to control circulation of hot air on basis of evaluation of sample.
• Pulls handle when desired degree of roasting is reached to discharge beans onto conveyor that transfers beans to cracking and fanning machine.
• Records amounts of beans roasted.
• May tend bean-cleaning machine.