Job Description:

• 1) Operates pug mill, jigger machine, and drying chamber, that form, dry, and finish ceramic ware, such as bowls, cups, plates, and saucers: Adjusts and sets controls of pug mill that mixes, extrudes, cuts, and deposits clay charges in or over molds as specified.

• 2) Installs shaping tool in head of jiggering unit, using handtools.

• 3) Sets controls to regulate temperature of drying chamber.

• 4) Installs trimming tools and abrasives on arms of ware-finishing unit, using handtools.

• 5) Starts machine unit and conveyors and observes lights and gauges on panelboard to verify operational efficiency.

• 6) Examines finished ware for defects and measures dimensions, using rule and thickness gauge.

• 7) Adjusts pressures, temperatures, and trimming tool settings as required.

• 8) May operate jigger machine only and be designated Potter.

• 9) May form urns and planters, using jolly, and be designated Jollier.