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