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