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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”
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Mix and apply glazes, and load glazed pieces into kilns for firing.
- Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Teach pottery classes.
- 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.
- 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 pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
- 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.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hake brushes
- Texturing brushes
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Scoring tools
- Mold trimming knives
- Pyrometers
- Personal computers
- Carving tools
- Thickness gauges
- Pottery wheels
- Kiln glasses
- Carving spatulas
- Clay mixers
- Handheld sprayers
- Cleanup tools
- Dial calipers
- Pottery molds
- Clay presses
- Air cleaners
- Laptop computers
- Spray booths
- Insulated gloves
- Gas kilns
- Oxyprobes
- Fettling knives
- Slab rollers
- Clay extruders
- Pug mills
- Electric kilns
- Grinding wheels
- Hole cutters
- Lace tools
- Dust masks
- Ball mills
- Dipping tongs
- Tile cutters
- Banding wheels
- Raku tongs
- Portable pottery wheels
- Safety glasses
- Kick wheels
- Slip trail applicators
- Precision rulers
- Clay cutters
- Digital scales
- Ceramics kilns
- Layout templates
- Spring scales
- Air compressors
- Drying ovens
- Kiln gloves
- Triple beam balances
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel