Description
Production potters process and form clay, by hand or by using the wheel, into end-products pottery, stoneware products, earthenware products and porcelain. They introduce the already shaped clay into kilns, heating them at a high temperature in order to remove all the water from the clay.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
shape clayensure equipment availabilityuse abrasive wheeloperate a ceramics kilnhandle different pottery materialspolish clay productsinspect quality of productsprepare balls of claypaint decorative designsapply glaze coatingmanage different ceramic firing techniquesform moulding mixtureprepare production prototypesconsult technical resourcesmonitor stock leveldesign objects to be craftedrecord production data for quality controlwork ergonomicallyhandle delivery of raw materialsstudy craft trendsassess conservation needsreport defective manufacturing materialsmaintain equipmentuse personal protection equipmentkeep records of work progresspack fragile items for transportation