Saw Doctor/Maintenance Tech/Toolmaker with experience in saw milling industry
Why this role stands out
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to showcase your precision engineering skills within a high-capacity environment, providing excellent growth potential and the chance to make a tangible impact on production excellence. You will thrive here if you are a detail-oriented professional who enjoys hands-on technical maintenance and takes pride in mastering specialized saw-doctoring equipment. Apply today to advance your career with this respected industry leader and take your technical expertise to the next level.
Quick overview
Job description
Key Responsibilities
Saw Doctoring & Tooling Maintenance
· Bandsaw Maintenance: Service and repair bandsaws (stellite tipped and swaged). Execute precision tipping, grinding, and crack repairing/welding as required.
· Circular Saw Servicing: Sharpen, level, tension, and re-tip TCT and Stellite circular saw blades used on high-speed board edgers, Band saws, and arbour sawmill saws.
· Saw Shop Machinery: Operate specialized CNC and manual saw-grinding machines, sharpeners, and automatic tip-welding units.
· Alignment & Machine Setup: Perform precise alignment of saw guides, arbors, wheels, and setworks components to ensure maximum cutting accuracy.
Mechanical Maintenance Support
· Mechanical : Replace guide blocks, lubrication lines during line overhauls or breakdowns and daily production as required.
· Quality & Safety Compliance: Monitor timber cut quality, dimensional accuracy, and kerf consistency, adhering strictly to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and saw safety standards.
· Trade / Qualification: Craft certification or time-served Apprenticeship as a Saw Doctor, Saw Fitter, Tool Maker or Mechanical Fitter.
· Work Experience: Minimum 3 years of direct hands-on experience as a Saw Doctor in a commercial sawmill or high-capacity timber processing plant.
· Technical Competencies:
o Demonstrated skill in sharpening, tensioning, and levelling bandsaws and large circular saws.
o Hands-on experience with stellite tipping, TCT sharpening, and automated CNC saw-sharpening equipment (e.g., Vollmer, Iseli, ABM).
o Fundamental mechanical understanding of saw arbor alignment, bearing fitments, and pneumatic guide systems.