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