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