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