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