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