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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”
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- 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.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- 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.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- 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.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
Related Technology & Tools
- Clay presses
- Triple beam balances
- Kick wheels
- Fettling knives
- Pug mills
- Dipping tongs
- Precision rulers
- Digital scales
- Pyrometers
- Electric kilns
- Spring scales
- Spray booths
- Slab rollers
- Grinding wheels
- Slip trail applicators
- Portable pottery wheels
- Banding wheels
- Personal computers
- Insulated gloves
- Dial calipers
- Ball mills
- Cleanup tools
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Laptop computers
- Pottery molds
- Scoring tools
- Ceramics kilns
- Handheld sprayers
- Kiln glasses
- Carving tools
- Pottery wheels
- Gas kilns
- Raku tongs
- Layout templates
- Clay extruders
- Carving spatulas
- Oxyprobes
- Dust masks
- Texturing brushes
- Lace tools
- Thickness gauges
- Air cleaners
- Drying ovens
- Clay mixers
- Air compressors
- Hake brushes
- Safety glasses
- Hole cutters
- Clay cutters
- Mold trimming knives
- Kiln gloves
- Tile cutters
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook