Saw Technician
What the work is
Services, repairs, maintains and aligns saw blades, knives and guides for circular, band and other saws, and components of sawing machines.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Inspects saw blades to identify any damage or wear
- Dismantles and reassembles precision sawing instruments using hand and power tools, or specially designed machines
- Repairs and replaces defective parts by replacing or adjusting teeth on saw blades, welding or brazing
- Sharpens saw blades using grinding or filing techniques
- Tests the sharpness and performance of saw blades
- Cleans and maintains saw maintenance equipment
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a small locksmith and key-cutting shop with a work van, in a fictional suburban shopping strip. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A stuck lock opens, a relieved person walks in and you are the one who made it happen
- A new lock fits perfectly and turns smoothly on the first try
- A tricky key cut by hand that works the first time
Hard days
- A call-out late at night to a stranger in a stressful situation
- Being asked to open something and having to check carefully that the person has a right to it
- A lock that has been forced or damaged and a customer who is upset about it
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 332336, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.