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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
- Potter
- Jigger Machine Operator
- Jigger Artisan
- Glazer
- Clay Mixer
- Thrower
- Studio Potter
- Sculptor
- Production Potter
- Press Operator
- Pottery Machine Operator
- Pot Maker
- Mold Maker
- Model Maker
- Model and Mold Maker
- Jiggerman
- Etcher
- Clay Artist
- Clay Artisan
- Ceramic Artist
- Artist
Tasks for “Production Potter”
- Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.
- Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
- Design clay forms and molds, and decorations for forms.
- Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
- Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
- Examine finished ware for defects and measure dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.
- Raise and shape clay into wares such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.
- Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
- Teach pottery classes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
- 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.
- 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 drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
- Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
- Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tile cutters
- Cleanup tools
- Layout templates
- Kick wheels
- Clay mixers
- Slab rollers
- Digital scales
- Dipping tongs
- Electric kilns
- Oxyprobes
- Air cleaners
- Carving spatulas
- Ball mills
- Laptop computers
- Conveyor feeding systems
- Precision rulers
- Gas kilns
- Spring scales
- Lace tools
- Spray booths
- Insulated gloves
- Handheld sprayers
- Pug mills
- Kiln glasses
- Hake brushes
- Personal computers
- Scoring tools
- Safety glasses
- Clay presses
- Mold trimming knives
- Kiln gloves
- Dial calipers
- Texturing brushes
- Portable pottery wheels
- Banding wheels
- Carving tools
- Triple beam balances
- Raku tongs
- Pyrometers
- Clay extruders
- Hole cutters
- Ceramics kilns
- Drying ovens
- Slip trail applicators
- Pottery wheels
- Pottery molds
- Dust masks
- Grinding wheels
- Fettling knives
- Thickness gauges
- Clay cutters
- Air compressors
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Inventory control software