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