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