A professional who tends retort that steams woodstock to make it pliable. Respnsibilities include:

• Places stock into retort or loads stock on conveyor or car that conveys material into retort.
• Turns lever to seal retort door and turns valve to admit steam into retort.
• Observes pressure gauge and informs machining supervisor if pressure varies from standards.
• Removes steamed stock from retort and conveys stock to succeeding work station.
• May remove steamed stock from retort and place it in jigs to dry and cool.