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