Production potter to pottery and porcelain caster
A production potter already meets 46% of what the pottery and porcelain caster role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.7/ 100
1 How much of what a pottery and porcelain caster is expected to do is already part of a production potter’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the pottery and porcelain caster role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A pottery and porcelain caster role treats 5 of its required skills as things a production potter already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- inspect quality of products
- materials in porcelain manufacturing
- materials used in stoneware manufacturing
- types of pottery material
- use personal protection equipment
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pottery and porcelain caster role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a production potter background worth leading with.
- already held materials used in stoneware manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held apply glaze coating constructing
- already held materials in porcelain manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held alumina ceramic arts and humanities
- already held ceramics glazes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held handle different pottery materials handling and moving
All 20 carried skills, including the 5 the pottery and porcelain caster role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn tend jigger machines required
- still to learn tend pug mills required
- still to learn monitor automated machines required
- optional, not held perform green machining optional
- optional, not held tend clay extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held extract materials from furnace optional
- optional, not held monitor end-product drying process optional
- optional, not held operate drying blowers optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held tend tumbling machine optional
- still to learn conform with clay thickness required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- still to learn extract products from moulds required
- optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- still to learn set up the controller of a machine required
- optional, not held load materials into furnace optional
- optional, not held construct moulds optional
- optional, not held fill moulds optional
- optional, not held ceramic ware optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a pottery and porcelain caster role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 conform with clay thickness practise this
- 02 tend jigger machines practise this
- 03 tend pug mills practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 20 skills that carry over
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held materials in porcelain manufacturing knowledge
- already held materials used in stoneware manufacturing knowledge
- already held types of pottery material knowledge
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held alumina ceramic knowledge
- already held apply glaze coating skill
- already held ceramics glazes knowledge
- already held form moulding mixture skill
- already held handle different pottery materials skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held operate a ceramics kiln skill
- already held pack fragile items for transportation skill
- already held paint decorative designs skill
- already held polish clay products skill
- already held prepare production prototypes skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held casting processes optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform green machining optional
- optional, not held tend clay extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held casting processes optional
- optional, not held ceramic ware optional
- optional, not held extract materials from furnace optional
- optional, not held load materials into furnace optional
- optional, not held monitor end-product drying process optional
- optional, not held operate drying blowers optional
- optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
- optional, not held construct moulds optional
- optional, not held fill moulds optional
- optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held tend tumbling machine optional
12 held skills the pottery and porcelain caster role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess conservation needs skill
- not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage different ceramic firing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role prepare balls of clay skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role shape clay skill
- not needed by the target role study craft trends skill
- not needed by the target role use abrasive wheel skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held casting processes optional
- optional, not held ceramic ware optional
Common questions about this move
Can a production potter become a pottery and porcelain caster?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A production potter already covers 46% of what a pottery and porcelain caster is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 5 of which the pottery and porcelain caster role treats as required.
What skills does a production potter need to become a pottery and porcelain caster?
7 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is conform with clay thickness.
How hard is the move from production potter to pottery and porcelain caster?
Its learning distance is 57.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.