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