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