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