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