Solway College
Saw Doctor Kaiwhakatika Kani
Saw doctors repair and sharpen hand, band and circular saws.
Saw doctors may do some or all of the following:
- examine saws for faults
- fix saws by welding cracked or broken saws, replacing any broken saw teeth and hammering out lumps and twists
- sharpen saws by hand or machine and adjust them to the right tension
- maintain sawmill equipment and machinery
- complete relevant paper work
- ensure workshop areas comply with safety standards.
Physical Requirements
Saw doctors need to have good eyesight (with or without corrective lenses) and good hand-eye co-ordination.
They should not have any breathing problems or allergies that could be affected by sawdust.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for saw doctors includes:
- general engineering work
- timber machining
- work in a sawmill.
Personal Qualities
Saw doctors need to be:
- accurate, with an eye for detail
- patient and methodical
- practical
- safety-conscious.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for saw doctors includes:
- general engineering work
- timber machining
- work in a sawmill.
Subject Recommendations
No specific secondary education is required for this job, but workshop technology, maths and science, particularly physics, are useful.
Saw Doctors can earn around $39K-$65K per year per year.
Saw doctors may progress to set up their own saw doctor business, or become a head saw doctor, overseeing a team of staff. They may also become sawmill supervisors or managers.
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