Description
Pottery and porcelain casters fill moulds with clay to cast pottery and porcelain wares. They pour excess slip out of the mould when needed, drain moulds, remove the cast from the mould, smooth the casting surfaces to remove marks and place the castings on boards to dry.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
tend jigger machinesset up the controller of a machinemonitor automated machinesconform with clay thicknesstroubleshootinspect quality of productsuse personal protection equipmenttend pug millsextract products from mouldsconstruct mouldsform moulding mixtureprepare production prototypestend clay extrusion machinefill mouldsmonitor stock levelperform green machiningrecord production data for quality controlwork ergonomicallyoperate a ceramics kilnhandle different pottery materialsextract materials from furnacepolish clay productsperform machine maintenancereport defective manufacturing materialscheck quality of raw materialsload materials into furnacemonitor end-product drying processmonitor conveyor beltoperate drying blowerstend tumbling machinekeep records of work progressoperate forkliftpaint decorative designspack fragile items for transportationapply glaze coating