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