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As an advanced manufacturing, export-led sector, the ceramics industry is a vital contributor to Staffordshire jobs as well as the UK economy as a whole, producing high quality, innovative, design-led, technologically advanced products from tableware to industrial high-tech products and medical implants.

To do this, the industry not only needs the renewal of traditional ceramic skills such as hand-banding, lithography, kiln firing, guilding and dish making but also requires the skills of scientists, technicians, production managers and engineers. A host of other back up skills including ceramic sales and marketing, research, design and support services such as ceramic HR and ceramic business and administration and ceramic finance all have a major role to play in our industry.

If you are thinking of a ceramics career there are a wealth of opportunities within ceramics recruitment available for graduates.

To view the exciting career paths available in the industry, have a look at The Ceramics Career Pathway.

  • Others careers available:

    Ceramic Graphic Design
    Ceramic Manufacturing
    Engineering with Robotics
    Hand Painters
    Kiln Technician
    Lab Technician
    Maintenance Fitter
    Material Scientist
    Mechanical Engineers
    Modelling, blocking and casing
    Mould Makers
    Pattern Maker
    Slip House Maker

  • studio operative in the pottery industry

    Studio Operatives

    Studio Operatives separate supplied designs into individual colours to create positives for use in the screen room.

    Basic computer skills will help especially in the studio and some administrative work needs to be done. Good intelligence, a reasonable level of Maths and English, plus a willingness to learn. Experience in the job is the best qualification.

    Skills: English, ICT, Maths

    Link: ceramitecprinters.co.uk

  • screen printing in the Staffordshire ceramics industry

    Screen Printer

    Screen printers use stencils and screens to copy designs onto a variety of materials and surfaces such as textiles, metals, walls, plastics and glass.

    Basic computer skills will help especially in the studio and some administrative work needs to be done. Good intelligence, a reasonable level of Maths and English, plus a willingness to learn. Experience in the job is the best qualification.

     

    Skills: English, ICT, Maths

    Link: ceramitecprinters.co.uk

  • colour mixing at the Ceramic Skills Academy Stoke-on-trent

    Colour Mixer

    It is the Colour Mixer’s job to select, assess and select colours for new work from customers and to supply the screen printing machines with colour of the correct mix.

    Basic computer skills will help especially in the studio and some administrative work needs to be done. Good intelligence, a reasonable level of Maths and English, plus a willingness to learn. Experience in the job is the best qualification.

    Skills: English, ICT, Maths

    Link: ceramitecprinters.co.uk

  • dry transfers for pottery

    Ceramic Decal Transfers

    A ceramic decal is used to apply designs to ceramic tableware, ornamental ware, tiles, enamelled iron and glass containers.

    Basic computer skills will help especially in the studio and some administrative work needs to be done. Good intelligence, a reasonable level of Maths and English, plus a willingness to learn. Experience in the job is the best qualification.

     

    Skills: English, ICT, Maths

    Link: ceramitecprinters.co.uk

  • Making screens for screen printing

    Screen Maker

    The Screen Maker supplies the screen printing department with screens for printing colours and covercoat. It is the responsibility of the Screen Room Staff to ensure the screens are correctly identified.

    Basic computer skills will help especially in the studio and some administrative work needs to be done. Good intelligence, a reasonable level of Maths and English, plus a willingness to learn. Experience in the job is the best qualification.

    Skills: English, ICT, Maths

    Link: ceramitecprinters.co.uk

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