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