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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”
- Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- 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.
- Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Drying ovens
- Pug mills
- Fettling knives
- Portable pottery wheels
- Cleanup tools
- Pyrometers
- Personal computers
- Slab rollers
- Grinding wheels
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Carving tools
- Pottery molds
- Laptop computers
- Kiln glasses
- Clay cutters
- Triple beam balances
- Scoring tools
- Kick wheels
- Clay mixers
- Dial calipers
- Pottery wheels
- Hole cutters
- Spray booths
- Dipping tongs
- Safety glasses
- Carving spatulas
- Precision rulers
- Banding wheels
- Thickness gauges
- Oxyprobes
- Air cleaners
- Tile cutters
- Ceramics kilns
- Hake brushes
- Kiln gloves
- Electric kilns
- Layout templates
- Clay presses
- Mold trimming knives
- Gas kilns
- Air compressors
- Ball mills
- Spring scales
- Lace tools
- Clay extruders
- Insulated gloves
- Handheld sprayers
- Dust masks
- Texturing brushes
- Raku tongs
- Slip trail applicators
- Digital scales
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control software