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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”
- 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.
- Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Verify accuracy of shapes and sizes of objects, using calipers and templates.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- 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.
- Teach pottery classes.
- Perform test-fires of pottery to determine how to achieve specific colors and textures.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Ceramics kilns
- Oxyprobes
- Slip trail applicators
- Air compressors
- Fettling knives
- Thickness gauges
- Insulated gloves
- Texturing brushes
- Precision rulers
- Laptop computers
- Ball mills
- Layout templates
- Carving tools
- Dipping tongs
- Kick wheels
- Drying ovens
- Dust masks
- Clay cutters
- Pyrometers
- Hole cutters
- Spring scales
- Hake brushes
- Clay extruders
- Carving spatulas
- Safety glasses
- Clay mixers
- Pottery molds
- Electric kilns
- Banding wheels
- Portable pottery wheels
- Pottery wheels
- Gas kilns
- Air cleaners
- Clay presses
- Mold trimming knives
- Raku tongs
- Triple beam balances
- Tile cutters
- Dial calipers
- Lace tools
- Digital scales
- Pug mills
- Grinding wheels
- Kiln glasses
- Spray booths
- Personal computers
- Cleanup tools
- Handheld sprayers
- Kiln gloves
- Slab rollers
- Scoring tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook