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