A professional who tends equipment to germinate barley to make malt. Respnsibilities include:

• Fills tank with water, weighs barley conveyed into beam scale hopper, and drops barley into tank to steep for predetermined period.
• Starts conveyors to load rotating drums or compartments with steeped barley.
• Regulates temperature and humidity in closed drums or open compartments to achieve maximum germination of barley.
• Moves discharge chute to spread germinated barley evenly over kiln floor for drying.
• Starts furnaces to heat kilns to specified temperature to dry malt (germinated barley).
• Starts conveyors to move dried malt successively through cleaning, separating, and grading machines.