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