A professional who tends machine that threshes and bales broomcorn straw. Respnsibilities include:

• Cuts string or rubber band binding from sheaves of broomcorn straw, using knife, and feeds straw into threshing machine to remove seeds.
• Off bears straw from discharge end of threshing machine and drops straw into bucket to align straw.
• Hands bucket of aligned broomcorn straws to press feeder, broomcorn who places straws in compression chamber of hydraulic press.
• Closes compression chamber and starts hydraulic press to compress broomcorn straws into bale.
• Ties wire around bale and pushes bale from chamber.