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