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