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