How do they match: Potters, Manufacturing

  • Jigger Machine Operator
  • Model and Mold Maker
  • Pottery Machine Operator
  • Pottery and Porcelain Model Maker
  • 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 pug mills to blend and extrude clay.
  • Adjust pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.
  • Maintain supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, and order additional supplies as needed.
  • Mix and apply glazes to pottery pieces, using tools, such as spray guns.
  • Start machine units and conveyors and observe lights and gauges on panel board to verify operational efficiency.

  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
  • Operate heating or drying equipment.
  • Operate mixing equipment.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.