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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”
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Electric kilns
- Fettling knives
- Cleanup tools
- Dust masks
- Triple beam balances
- Texturing brushes
- Safety glasses
- Ball mills
- Hake brushes
- Air compressors
- Insulated gloves
- Digital scales
- Spray booths
- Kiln glasses
- Precision rulers
- Hole cutters
- Drying ovens
- Carving tools
- Scoring tools
- Grinding wheels
- Banding wheels
- Pug mills
- Gas kilns
- Portable pottery wheels
- Dial calipers
- Clay presses
- Clay mixers
- Ceramics kilns
- Personal computers
- Clay extruders
- Spring scales
- Carving spatulas
- Layout templates
- Pyrometers
- Slab rollers
- Clay cutters
- Handheld sprayers
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Raku tongs
- Dipping tongs
- Air cleaners
- Thickness gauges
- Pottery wheels
- Lace tools
- Oxyprobes
- Laptop computers
- Mold trimming knives
- Pottery molds
- Kick wheels
- Slip trail applicators
- Tile cutters
- Kiln gloves
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook