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Apprentice - Saw Doctor

Posted on Jan. 18, 2025

  • Te Pohue, New Zealand
  • No Salary information.
  • Full Time

Apprentice - Saw Doctor

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About the role

As an apprentice Saw Doctor you will join the Lumber team at Pan Pac. This apprenticeship will see you gain a National Certificate in Solid Wood Manufacturing (Advanced) Saw Doctoring Level 4 qualification. You’ll be backed by our team of highly skilled Saw Doctors who will train, mentor and fully support you throughout your apprenticeship. This apprenticeship usually takes about 3 years. As part of your training, you’ll attend up to two 2-week block courses in Rotorua each year. Pan Pac will cover the costs of both the course and your accommodation. If successful with your application, you will be on a fixed term contract to allow you to complete this paid apprenticeship with Pan Pac. At the end of this contract, you will have learnt a specialised trade and have a unique set of skills for your future.

Our Saw Doctor’s are vital to the quality of the lumber our sawmill produces. Their sharp eye and attention to detail makes a big difference to the final product. They use a combination of new technologies and learned techniques to maintain and repair our saws and knives to keep them in top condition and keep the sawmill running.

This is a day position, located at our Whirinaki site, 15 minutes north of Napier.

We offer

  • Paid apprenticeship
  • A supportive learning and development environment
  • Reward and recognition
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Free flu injections
  • Retail discounts
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Family friendly events

About us

We add value to our natural resources. Our business is renewables, and we have been a part of New Zealand’s bio-based economy for 50 years. We grow, process, and deliver quality radiata products to national and international markets. Sustainability and safety are the foundations of our business. We have a team of over 430 full time staff and 400 contractors. We care for our people, the environment and our community.

About you

You are eager to learn a trade in a supportive team environment. You also have the following attributes:

  • a positive attitude
  • a strong desire to learn
  • the ability to work in a team but also with minimal supervision
  • initiative and a proactive can-do attitude.
  • you have a strong health and safety focus
  • ability to follow procedures with an eye for detail
  • have a practical nature
  • experience/knowledge of and/or a keen interest in the timber industry

If you are looking for your next exciting career opportunity, then we would love to hear from you.


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