A professional who places greenware and glazed ware on kiln conveyor for firing. Respnsibilities include:

• Arranges ware on metal or firebrick slab, using kiln furniture, such as saggers and setter pins, to separate and support ware during firing cycle.
• Places pyrometric cones, that bend at predetermined temperatures and indicate when desired heat in kiln is reached, on top of ware load.
• Turns handwheel to move hydraulic ram into contact with slab to convey ware load through kiln.
• Closes door of kiln.
• May be designated according to type of kiln loaded as bisque-kiln placer; glost-kiln placer.