Ware Cleaner Job Description:

Smooths surface of pressed, cast, or glaze-dipped clay products to remove flash, cracks, and loose material, using fingers, pick knife, sponge, or sandpaper: Trims soft flash or picks loose clay from indentations of cast or pressed clay products, using pick knife and wet sponge. Smooths hardened surface, using sandpaper. Wipes fingers over glazed surfaces to distribute glaze evenly over checks and cracks prior to firing. Wipes excess glaze solution from dipped article, using rags, wet sponge, or suction device.