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