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