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