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