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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
- Clay Mixer
- Thrower
- Studio Potter
- Sculptor
- Press Operator
- Pottery Machine Operator
- Pot Maker
- Mold Maker
- Model Maker
- Model and Mold Maker
- Jiggerman
- Glazer
- Etcher
- Clay Artist
- Clay Artisan
- Ceramic Artist
- Artist
Tasks for “Glazer”
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Prepare work for sale or exhibition, and maintain relationships with retail, pottery, art, and resource networks that can facilitate sale or exhibition of work.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- 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.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- 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.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Teach pottery classes.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hake brushes
- Lace tools
- Pyrometers
- Dust masks
- Cleanup tools
- Portable pottery wheels
- Texturing brushes
- Carving spatulas
- Thickness gauges
- Pug mills
- Slab rollers
- Clay presses
- Personal computers
- Electric kilns
- Insulated gloves
- Oxyprobes
- Kiln glasses
- Pottery molds
- Mold trimming knives
- Digital scales
- Banding wheels
- Triple beam balances
- Safety glasses
- Handheld sprayers
- Spring scales
- Slip trail applicators
- Fettling knives
- Raku tongs
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Pottery wheels
- Dial calipers
- Kick wheels
- Ball mills
- Ceramics kilns
- Layout templates
- Carving tools
- Spray booths
- Clay cutters
- Air compressors
- Drying ovens
- Kiln gloves
- Gas kilns
- Laptop computers
- Dipping tongs
- Precision rulers
- Tile cutters
- Air cleaners
- Clay mixers
- Scoring tools
- Hole cutters
- Grinding wheels
- Clay extruders
- Microsoft Outlook
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Excel