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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”
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- 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.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- 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 pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- 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.
- 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.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Clay presses
- Pottery molds
- Clay extruders
- Handheld sprayers
- Dial calipers
- Drying ovens
- Pyrometers
- Kiln glasses
- Mold trimming knives
- Kick wheels
- Slip trail applicators
- Clay mixers
- Banding wheels
- Tile cutters
- Triple beam balances
- Grinding wheels
- Spray booths
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Electric kilns
- Scoring tools
- Hake brushes
- Insulated gloves
- Precision rulers
- Raku tongs
- Lace tools
- Portable pottery wheels
- Laptop computers
- Hole cutters
- Thickness gauges
- Air cleaners
- Texturing brushes
- Pottery wheels
- Oxyprobes
- Carving tools
- Clay cutters
- Spring scales
- Ball mills
- Cleanup tools
- Pug mills
- Safety glasses
- Dipping tongs
- Dust masks
- Air compressors
- Kiln gloves
- Fettling knives
- Gas kilns
- Carving spatulas
- Layout templates
- Slab rollers
- Ceramics kilns
- Digital scales
- Personal computers
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel