Studio Potter Job at Farmhouse Pottery, Woodstock, VT

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  • Farmhouse Pottery
  • Woodstock, VT

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities: 

  • Production Pottery
  • Customer Interactions
  • Wheel Workshops

Production Pottery: 

  • Throw, hand build and finish the assigned pottery pieces in a timely manner at our standing wheels
  • Maintain the finesse of each piece while striving to throw more efficiently to maximize quantity and quality of production run
  • Train alongside the master potters and with the Lead Trainer to achieve consistency across the product line
  • Maintain a clean and safe studio environment by adhering to our cleaning procedures and schedules
  • Once trained, load and unload kilns on a regular or rotating basis
  • Studio potters are a part of the overall production process and team - as part of the production team, there may be a need to help within different areas of the department: glazing, waxing, etc.

Customer Interactions: 

  • Embracing the open studio and responding to customer questions and comments appropriately and with enthusiasm
  • Educating the customer about the Farmhouse Pottery brand and production technique
  • Maintaining tidy work space during open studio hours to improve customer experience

Wheel Workshops: 

These are personal workshops with our potters where we teach participants how to throw pottery and guide an interactive experience. Guests get the chance to create their very own artisan souvenir which we finish and ship to them. Workshops are available twice a day and are assigned to our master potters on a rotating basis.

  • Upon completion of proper training, teach wheel workshops as scheduled to the FHP standard
  • Set up and break down of wheel workshop equipment and supplies
  • Fill out wheel workshop paperwork properly and write thank you card
  • Trim and finish workshop pieces and get them in queue for the kilns

This should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties and responsibilities. There may be some variation and/or development of the above duties and responsibilities without changing the general nature of the job.

Requirements

Requirements: 

  • Prior throwing experience; candidates will show their wheel skills in an interview
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail

Physical Requirements: 

  • Frequently carry, raise or lower objects up to 40 pounds from one level to another regularly
  • Remain on feet in upright position for continuous periods of time
  • Walk throughout building, including up and down stairs and outside
  • Exerting force up to 40 pounds on a regular basis so object is moved towards or away from team member
  • Good hand-eye coordination and hand strength
  • Regularly reaching for, grasping and/or picking up objects
  • Bending forward by bending at waist or bending legs and spine

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Eight weeks paid parental leave
  • Eight company paid holidays
  • Two weeks paid time off
  • 401(k) with 4% company match
  • Opportunity to make your own pottery, plus product discounts

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time,

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