Location: Woodstock, VT

Type: Full Time Position

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee glaze department
• Glaze testing & material reordering
• Improve glaze efficiency & process
• Ensure department cleanliness
• Glaze Daily

Oversee Overall Glaze Department

• Work with other Production Leads to glaze priority items on daily basis
• Oversee Glaze Associates to make sure they are glazing efficiently and staying on task
• Oversee and improve workflow of glaze department
• Train on glaze technique

Glaze Testing & Material Reordering

• Test glaze when it is delivered 
• Work with the Production Leadership Team to eliminate glaze flaws - pin-holing, crawling, etc.
• Work with Studio Tech to reorder glaze as needed & other glazing materials and tools

Improvement of Glaze Efficiency & Process

• Improve current glaze process
• Including but not limited to new tools, techniques, firing programs etc.

Ensure department cleanliness

• Train glaze associates on good housekeeping for a clean and safe work environment
• Maintain and improve standard operating procedure for silica and dust management 

Daily Glazing

• Glaze pieces efficiently and to the standard of the sample
• Maintain overall cleanliness & organization of glaze area
• Maintain consistency with quality of glaze application

The ideal candidate has an understanding of production glazing and an understanding of glaze chemistry. 

Qualifications

• Ability to stand for eight hours with repetitive tasks
• Good hand-eye coordination and hand strength
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to work 40+ hours a week, possibly including weekends