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