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