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