Vacancy title:
Sawdoctor

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Health Professionals]

Jobs at:
Kilombero Valley Teak Company Limited

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, October 8 2025

Duty Station:
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The overall objective of the 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 that fall under him. The SD must aim at maximizing operational availability of all of KVTC’s cutting tools, including 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 that his/her department renders.

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Key Responsibilities

1. Manage the Sawshop at KVTC by:
   a. Preparing and supplying saw blades and cutting tools to the Sawmill by: 
   • 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
   b. Training:
   • Train an incumbent to Sawdoctor level
   • Train saw shop employees to saw filer status
   • Train machine operators to set up blades/cutting tools on their respective equipment
   • Advise and support management with the necessary information for decision-making
   c. Maintenance:
   • Maintain Sawshop tools
   • Maintain Sawshop equipment
   • Ensure Sawshop equipment availability to be at least 95%
   d. Purchasing and stock control:
   • Ensure agreed stock levels of cutting equipment and consumables are maintained
   • Submit timely requests for orders to the PM
   • Ensure the best blades are bought at the best price
   • Liaise with suppliers
   • Stay within the allocated budget
   e. Health and Safety:
   • Abide by company Health and Safety rules
   • Demonstrably practice high 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 role

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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