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