A professional who tends revolving drums in which barley is germinated under controlled temperature and humidity to produce malt. Respnsibilities include:

• Couples drum spout to steeping tanks or to base of screw conveyors containing steeped barley.
• Turns valve or pulls lever to drop barley into drum or starts conveyor that empties barley into drum.
• Starts rotation of drum that mixes barley to promote uniformity of growth and temperature.
• Stops drum, following oral instructions.
• Unlocks and opens slide door, and starts drum rotating to dump barley onto conveyor.
• Crawls into drum and scrapes walls, using metal hook to remove barley.
• Washes drum with water, using high-pressure hose.
• May stand in pit under revolving drum and pull barley from drum, using metal hook.