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