Kiln Technician

The Kiln Technician is the technical core of our Ceramics Department, the person who holds the line between intention and outcome, between the work a designer envisions, the artisan builds, and the piece that emerges from heat.

This is not a role for those who follow instructions and wait. It is a role for those who take ownership of the kiln, of the chemistry, of the result. Every piece that leaves this studio carries your precision in it.

To do this work is to commit: to the process, to the craft, to the relentless pursuit of better.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own all bisque and glaze firings, loading, programming, monitoring, unloading, with unwavering consistency.
• Develop and maintain complex firing schedules; diagnose and resolve issues with heating elements, thermocouples, and kiln controllers before they cost us work.
• Formulate, mix, and test glazes from raw materials; hold the chemistry steady across every production run.
• Inspect fired work with a critical eye, whether crazing, bloating, shivering, and adjust schedules or formulas without being told to.
• Maintain kiln furniture, wash shelves, and hold the kiln room to the high standard of safety and order.
• Operate with a zero-error mindset and a scientific curiosity

QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience as a Kiln Technician or Studio Manager in a serious, high-volume environment.
• Command of pyrometric cones, atmospheric variables, and kiln mechanics, ability to repair what breaks.
• Deep understanding in glaze chemistry; the ability to read material behavior and respond to it.
• A methodical mind. Precise documentation. Consistency that does not waver under production pressure.
• BFA/MFA in Ceramics or equivalent professional experience earned through the work itself.

Submit your resume, technical documentation of your firing and glaze work, and a brief note on why your skill set aligns with the Henrii.