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