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