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