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