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Job Description
Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9195.05
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Potters, Manufacturing”.
Also Known As…
- Potters, Manufacturing
- Production Potter
- Potter
- Jigger Machine Operator
- Jigger Artisan
- Glazer
- Clay Mixer
- Thrower
- Studio Potter
- Sculptor
- Press Operator
- Pottery Machine Operator
- Pot Maker
- Mold Maker
- Model Maker
- Model and Mold Maker
- Jiggerman
- Etcher
- Clay Artist
- Clay Artisan
- Ceramic Artist
Tasks for “Artist”
- Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Press thumbs into centers of revolving clay to form hollows, and press on the inside and outside of emerging clay cylinders with hands and fingers, gradually raising and shaping clay to desired forms and sizes.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
Related Technology & Tools
- Mold trimming knives
- Air cleaners
- Personal computers
- Thickness gauges
- Dial calipers
- Spring scales
- Carving tools
- Cleanup tools
- Digital scales
- Ceramics kilns
- Pyrometers
- Pug mills
- Dust masks
- Dipping tongs
- Kiln glasses
- Drying ovens
- Pottery wheels
- Kiln gloves
- Portable pottery wheels
- Grinding wheels
- Fettling knives
- Banding wheels
- Air compressors
- Hake brushes
- Clay cutters
- Precision rulers
- Triple beam balances
- Insulated gloves
- Hole cutters
- Scoring tools
- Handheld sprayers
- Lace tools
- Pottery molds
- Slab rollers
- Gas kilns
- Layout templates
- Clay mixers
- Texturing brushes
- Ball mills
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Electric kilns
- Clay extruders
- Tile cutters
- Oxyprobes
- Kick wheels
- Laptop computers
- Raku tongs
- Spray booths
- Carving spatulas
- Clay presses
- Safety glasses
- Slip trail applicators
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Inventory control software