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