Pottery/Ceramics Studio Technician

Pottery/Ceramics Studio Technician

Salary

$23.75 Hourly

Location

Eagan Art House

Job Type

Part-Time Recurring

Job Number

20260410

Department

Parks and Recreation

Division

Recreation

Opening Date

04/08/2026

FLSA

Non-Exempt

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Job Description

Pottery/Ceramics Studio Technician

Eagan Art House

Pay: $23.751 per hour

Part-Time Recurring (Year-Round), 20 hours/week, Not Benefit Eligible

This position begins around 6/1/2026

The City of Eagan is hiring a Pottery Ceramics Studio Technician.

Were looking for a positive, curious, and organized individual to support our staff in providing creative experiences for our community. Candidates for this position must bring a strong desire to work within a team environment and have a proven ability to effectively communicate to other team members, volunteers and the facility Supervisor. This person is expected to bring a positive attitude and face challenges with creativity and a cooperative mind.

This position will support the Eagan Art House Pottery Program and includes daytime, evening, and weekend hours. Hours vary, and a typical week includes about 20 hours.

The Eagan Art House team is highly collaborative and committed to creative engagement for all ages throughout the community.

Interviews for this position will be ongoing until the position is filled, and will occur on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30pm -5:00pm.

Essential Position Functions

• Load/Unload, fire, and maintain four (4) electric kilns
• Manage kiln firing schedule for multiple classes and outreach events.
• Prepare and maintain glazes, slips, and underglazes.
• Maintain all pottery studio equipment to include wheels, kilns, pug mill, slab roller and extruder.
• Coordinate pick up area for finished artwork.
• Maintain and communicate studio safety protocol.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe studio space.
• Maintain reclaimed clay supply.
• Provide exceptional communication with the Program Specialist, Supervisor and teachers.
• Provide regular status report of studio operations.
• Be flexible to complete other duties as assigned.
• Must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends and adjust schedule according to studio needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• Valid driver's license.
• Two (2) years of experience operating a ceramics studio.
• Two (2) years of experience firing electric kilns.
• Must be able to perform the essential position functions under the working conditions as described.

Things that may help you be successful in this role

• Ability to repair pottery studio equipment.
• Experience with raku firing process and equipment.
• Paid work and/or volunteer experience with a school, arts organization, professional pottery studio or related business.
• Work as a ceramic artist.
• Ability to work on your own and with a team.
• Flexible work schedule with evening and weekend availability.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the jobs.

• While performing duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk and hear.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, run, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distant vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

WORKING HOURS AND CONDITIONS:

Working hours may include daytime, evening, weekend, and holiday hours. Work will be performed both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. Employee may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

As a public employee with the City of Eagan, you may become eligible to participate in the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). For more information on MN PERA pension or to determine eligibility, visit https://mnpera.org/.

If you are a retiree currently receiving PERA pension payments, please contact Human Resources at humanresources@eaganmn.gov.

01

Are you 18 years of age or older?

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• No

02

Do you have a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

03

How many years of experience do you have operating a ceramics studio?

• No Experience
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5+ years

04

How many years of experience do you have firing electric kilns?

• No Experience
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5+ years

05

Are you able or do you have experience repairing pottery studio equipment?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you have experience with the raku firing process and equipment?

• Yes
• No

07

How many years of paid work and/or volunteer experience do you have with a school, arts organization, professional pottery studio, or related business?

• No Experience
• 1-2 years
• 3-4 years
• 5+ years

08

Do you work as a ceramic artist?

• Yes
• No

09

Are you flexible to work a schedule that includes evenings and weekends?

• Yes
• No

10

Are you fluent in a non-English language?

• Yes
• No

11

Please list any non-English languages you are fluent in (NA if none).

Required Question

Employer City of Eagan

Address 3830 Pilot Knob Rd

Eagan, Minnesota, 55122

Phone 651-675-5000

Website https://www.cityofeagan.com