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