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