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