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