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