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