How do they match: Potters, Manufacturing

  • Press Operator
  • Jigger Machine Operator
  • Pottery Machine Operator

  • Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.

  • 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.
  • Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
  • Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
  • Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.