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