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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”
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- 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.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Teach pottery classes.
- 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.
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Pyrometers
- Personal computers
- Thickness gauges
- Pug mills
- Dust masks
- Cleanup tools
- Ceramics kilns
- Slab rollers
- Pottery molds
- Ball mills
- Kiln gloves
- Banding wheels
- Hole cutters
- Triple beam balances
- Grinding wheels
- Handheld sprayers
- Spray booths
- Fettling knives
- Precision rulers
- Pottery wheels
- Oxyprobes
- Safety glasses
- Clay extruders
- Hake brushes
- Insulated gloves
- Tile cutters
- Raku tongs
- Digital scales
- Electric kilns
- Clay presses
- Texturing brushes
- Dial calipers
- Slip trail applicators
- Carving tools
- Kiln glasses
- Scoring tools
- Carving spatulas
- Spring scales
- Clay mixers
- Clay cutters
- Mold trimming knives
- Dipping tongs
- Air compressors
- Gas kilns
- Lace tools
- Kick wheels
- Air cleaners
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Layout templates
- Drying ovens
- Portable pottery wheels
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel