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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
- Etcher
- Clay Artist
- Clay Artisan
- Ceramic Artist
- Artist
Tasks for “Jiggerman”
- 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.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- 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.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- 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.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital scales
- Oxyprobes
- Air compressors
- Texturing brushes
- Spring scales
- Safety glasses
- Triple beam balances
- Pottery molds
- Raku tongs
- Handheld sprayers
- Ball mills
- Drying ovens
- Grinding wheels
- Hole cutters
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Pottery wheels
- Layout templates
- Dust masks
- Personal computers
- Scoring tools
- Insulated gloves
- Pug mills
- Pyrometers
- Banding wheels
- Carving spatulas
- Lace tools
- Slab rollers
- Fettling knives
- Slip trail applicators
- Air cleaners
- Dial calipers
- Clay mixers
- Kick wheels
- Laptop computers
- Cleanup tools
- Thickness gauges
- Ceramics kilns
- Dipping tongs
- Clay cutters
- Portable pottery wheels
- Mold trimming knives
- Carving tools
- Kiln glasses
- Hake brushes
- Gas kilns
- Precision rulers
- Kiln gloves
- Tile cutters
- Spray booths
- Electric kilns
- Clay presses
- Clay extruders
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control software