A professional who removes fired ware, such as china or pottery, from kiln and prepares kiln for reuse. Respnsibilities include:

• Opens kiln door or removes brick and mortar that seals kiln during firing.
• Picks up fired ware from tunnel-kiln car, conveyor slabs, or from saggers.
• Presses ware against abrasive grinding wheel to remove rough spots or marks.
• Segregates ware according to pattern or design.
• Cleans interior of kiln.
• May be designated according to kiln drawn as bisque-kiln drawer; glost-kiln drawer; tunnel-kiln drawer.