Vacancy title:
Sawdoctor

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Kibosho Vocational Training Center (KVTC)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 20 2025

Duty Station:
Mavimba | Kilombero | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 6 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job purpose:
The overall objective of the Sawdoctor (SD) is to provide KVTC with optimum yield, quality, value, and productivity of the Saw filing and Blade Sharpening workshop. The SD will be responsible for the overall performance of the Sawshop and staff under his/her supervision. The SD must aim at maximizing operational availability of all KVTC’s cutting tools, which includes bandsaw blades, circular sawblades, profile cutters, and planer blades. The SD must also evaluate all processing operations on a continuous basis to improve the quality of service rendered by the department.

Key responsibilities:

1. Manage the Sawshop at KVTC by:
   • Preparing and supplying saw blades and cutting tools to the Sawmill, including:
     • Swaging and setting of teeth.
     • Sharpening and setting of teeth, side grinding where required.
     • Tensioning and levelling of blades.
     • Repairs and welding of blades where required.
     • Re-tipping of carbide blades.
     • Job type Full-time Job
   • Training:
     • Train an incumbent to Saw doctor level.
     • Train saw shop employees to saw filer status.
     • Train machine operators to set up blades and cutting tools on their respective equipment.
     • Advise and support management with necessary information for informed decision-making.
   • Maintenance:
     • Maintain Sawshop tools.
     • Maintain Sawshop equipment.
     • Ensure Sawshop equipment availability is at least 95%.
   • Purchasing and stock control:
     • Ensure agreed stock levels of cutting equipment and consumables are maintained.
     • Submit requests for orders to the Project Manager (PM) timeously.
     • Ensure the best blades are bought at the best price.
     • Liaise with suppliers.
     • Stay within the allocated budget.
   • Health and Safety:
     • Abide by the Health and Safety rules of the company.
     • Actively and demonstrably practice a high level of safety standards in the Sawshop.

Qualifications and experience:

• Trade Certificates in Saw Filing, Saw Doctoring, Cutting Tool Maintenance.
• A Boiler Making qualification may be beneficial.
• Fluency in Kiswahili and English.
• At least 10 years’ experience in a similar or related role.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: professional certificate

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