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