Job Description:

• 1) Fabricates ceramic kiln furniture used to support glazed ware during firing: Weighs domestic clay and grog according to formula.

• 2) Dumps materials into mixing machine, adds water, and allows machine to run for specified time.

• 3) Drains grog from container into molds.

• 4) Removes furniture from mold when dry, finishes furniture with knife and sponge, and places furniture in kiln for firing at specified temperatures.

• 5) Removes fired pieces from kiln to storage, using handtruck.

• 6) May cut setters from extruded clay sheets, using specified shape cutters.