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