Will “Sculptor” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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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”
- Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.
- 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.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- 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.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- 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.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
Related Technology & Tools
- Insulated gloves
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Carving spatulas
- Cleanup tools
- Dust masks
- Pottery wheels
- Ball mills
- Laptop computers
- Banding wheels
- Oxyprobes
- Layout templates
- Gas kilns
- Digital scales
- Personal computers
- Grinding wheels
- Slab rollers
- Electric kilns
- Safety glasses
- Air cleaners
- Thickness gauges
- Slip trail applicators
- Pyrometers
- Kick wheels
- Texturing brushes
- Clay cutters
- Clay extruders
- Hake brushes
- Dial calipers
- Spray booths
- Mold trimming knives
- Kiln gloves
- Portable pottery wheels
- Handheld sprayers
- Dipping tongs
- Clay presses
- Clay mixers
- Hole cutters
- Kiln glasses
- Carving tools
- Ceramics kilns
- Raku tongs
- Air compressors
- Precision rulers
- Spring scales
- Tile cutters
- Triple beam balances
- Drying ovens
- Fettling knives
- Scoring tools
- Pug mills
- Lace tools
- Pottery molds
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook