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