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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
- Artist
Tasks for “Ceramic Artist”
- 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.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- 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.
- Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- 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.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Kiln glasses
- Slab rollers
- Dipping tongs
- Pyrometers
- Safety glasses
- Banding wheels
- Mold trimming knives
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Hole cutters
- Grinding wheels
- Spray booths
- Personal computers
- Triple beam balances
- Clay mixers
- Clay presses
- Drying ovens
- Pottery wheels
- Ceramics kilns
- Clay extruders
- Pug mills
- Hake brushes
- Scoring tools
- Carving tools
- Raku tongs
- Cleanup tools
- Insulated gloves
- Kick wheels
- Air compressors
- Texturing brushes
- Slip trail applicators
- Fettling knives
- Kiln gloves
- Dust masks
- Dial calipers
- Precision rulers
- Pottery molds
- Ball mills
- Oxyprobes
- Layout templates
- Gas kilns
- Carving spatulas
- Thickness gauges
- Laptop computers
- Spring scales
- Digital scales
- Air cleaners
- Electric kilns
- Clay cutters
- Lace tools
- Tile cutters
- Handheld sprayers
- Portable pottery wheels
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control software