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