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