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