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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
- Mold Maker
- Model Maker
- Model and Mold Maker
- Jiggerman
- Etcher
- Clay Artist
- Clay Artisan
- Ceramic Artist
- Artist
Tasks for “Pot Maker”
- Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- 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 wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
- 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.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- 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.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- 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
- Layout templates
- Scoring tools
- Handheld sprayers
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Kick wheels
- Drying ovens
- Hake brushes
- Mold trimming knives
- Ceramics kilns
- Carving tools
- Electric kilns
- Gas kilns
- Air cleaners
- Laptop computers
- Oxyprobes
- Hole cutters
- Fettling knives
- Safety glasses
- Portable pottery wheels
- Ball mills
- Digital scales
- Banding wheels
- Air compressors
- Cleanup tools
- Insulated gloves
- Carving spatulas
- Clay cutters
- Pug mills
- Dipping tongs
- Dust masks
- Kiln glasses
- Kiln gloves
- Pottery molds
- Texturing brushes
- Tile cutters
- Pottery wheels
- Clay mixers
- Clay presses
- Triple beam balances
- Spray booths
- Pyrometers
- Slip trail applicators
- Clay extruders
- Slab rollers
- Raku tongs
- Personal computers
- Precision rulers
- Lace tools
- Dial calipers
- Spring scales
- Thickness gauges
- Grinding wheels
- Microsoft Outlook
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Excel