How do they match: Potters, Manufacturing

  • Jigger Machine Operator
  • Model and Mold Maker
  • Pottery Machine Operator
  • Press Operator
  • Pugmill 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.

  • Operate drying chambers to dry or finish molded ceramic ware.
  • Operate gas or electric kilns to fire pottery pieces.
  • Operate jigger machines to form ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers.
  • Operate pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
  • Position balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels, and start motors or pump treadles with feet to revolve wheels.
  • 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.
  • Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.

  • Operate heating or drying equipment.
  • Operate mixing equipment.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.