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