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