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