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