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