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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”
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- 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.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- 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.
- Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- 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.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hake brushes
- Oxyprobes
- Gas kilns
- Dial calipers
- Mold trimming knives
- Safety glasses
- Dust masks
- Kick wheels
- Clay mixers
- Hole cutters
- Kiln glasses
- Raku tongs
- Pyrometers
- Electric kilns
- Clay presses
- Digital scales
- Drying ovens
- Ceramics kilns
- Cleanup tools
- Fettling knives
- Precision rulers
- Personal computers
- Pottery molds
- Scoring tools
- Pug mills
- Triple beam balances
- Air cleaners
- Grinding wheels
- Carving tools
- Slip trail applicators
- Kiln gloves
- Portable pottery wheels
- Carving spatulas
- Slab rollers
- Handheld sprayers
- Air compressors
- Insulated gloves
- Banding wheels
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Clay cutters
- Pottery wheels
- Laptop computers
- Layout templates
- Spring scales
- Clay extruders
- Tile cutters
- Spray booths
- Lace tools
- Ball mills
- Thickness gauges
- Texturing brushes
- Dipping tongs
- Microsoft Outlook
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Excel