Saw doctors make, repair, maintain and sharpen a wide range of cutting tools
and saw blades. They also maintain mechanical parts of a range of production
machines.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Saw Doctor earn an average of $1026 per week. The [average
annual salary for this job is $53352 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
enjoy practical and manual activities
safety-conscious
able to cope with the physical demands of the job
normal vision and hearing
good hand-eye coordination.
This job also involves:
Full use of hands/fingers
Use of precision or semi-precision tools or instruments or deft hand movements
are required for these occupations. Included are jobs where poor co-ordination
or incomplete use of hands or fingers may make tasks dangerous or difficult to
undertake.
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Skilled Trade Jobs
These jobs do not usually require completion of secondary education, however
further part-time study usually at Certificate III level, and on-the-job
training offered as an apprenticeship, is required.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Industrial Arts
School subjects that include some aspect of INDUSTRIAL ARTS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an industrial arts-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Rural Studies
School subjects that include some aspect of RURAL STUDIES provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an rural studies subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Saw Doctor
Saw doctors may perform the following tasks:
manufacture saw blades from blank sheets or strips of steel
straighten and stretch steel in circular and band saws
operate hand and power tools, machines and mechanical equipment
mill, grind, press or sharpen cutting tools
weld tools, saws and cutting edges
manufacture and maintain the straightness and balance in all cutting tools and saw blades
use hand skills to manipulate machines to sharpen saws and cutting tools so that they produce the required surface finish on sawn or milled products
maintain a range of mechanical parts on sawing machinery used in timber processing.