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