Potter operating production machines to process clay for ceramic, pottery, and stoneware products, including firing, glazing, shaping, and shipping finished pieces
Experience
Manufacturing Potter
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated gas and electric kilns to fire pottery pieces
Mixed and applied glazes to pottery pieces using spray guns
Raised and shaped clay into wares on revolving wheels using hands and fingers
Adjusted wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay during shaping
Positioned balls of clay in centers of potters' wheels and started motors
Packed and shipped pottery to stores or galleries for retail sale
Maintained supplies of tools, equipment, and materials, ordering additional supplies as needed
Skills
Checking & Planning
Measuring product dimensions, Conducting test runs of equipment, Designing jewelry and decorative objects