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