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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”
- Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.
- 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.
- Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
- 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.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- 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.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tile cutters
- Air cleaners
- Carving tools
- Pottery wheels
- Electric kilns
- Grinding wheels
- Laptop computers
- Cleanup tools
- Banding wheels
- Clay mixers
- Insulated gloves
- Dial calipers
- Clay presses
- Slab rollers
- Thickness gauges
- Drying ovens
- Personal computers
- Portable pottery wheels
- Air compressors
- Texturing brushes
- Pyrometers
- Layout templates
- Kiln glasses
- Clay cutters
- Carving spatulas
- Kiln gloves
- Clay extruders
- Lace tools
- Pottery molds
- Spray booths
- Ceramics kilns
- Dust masks
- Pug mills
- Spring scales
- Safety glasses
- Slip trail applicators
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Mold trimming knives
- Hake brushes
- Dipping tongs
- Scoring tools
- Handheld sprayers
- Gas kilns
- Fettling knives
- Oxyprobes
- Precision rulers
- Kick wheels
- Digital scales
- Triple beam balances
- Hole cutters
- Raku tongs
- Ball mills
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook