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