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