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