Apprentice Saw Technician

Posted: 10/01/2025

Closing Date: 08/02/2025

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Caboolture

Job Category: Trades & Services

**AKD is a successful forestry products company, growing and manufacturing sustainable quality timber products. With operations across Queensland, NSW and Victoria we have 1,000 plus strong team members who are passionate about our business**

**AKD is proud of our diverse culture that supports empowered individuals, embraces teamwork, and encourages a simple action orientated ‘can do - make it happen’ attitude.**

AKD is a forestry products company, growing and manufacturing sustainable quality timber products. With operations across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria we have 1,000 plus strong team members and are passionate about what we do

At AKD, we invest in our employees’ future through development and training opportunities to cater for a wide range of people and their chosen career path. Learning and development is for everyone, and we provide opportunities from entry level to experienced and everything in between.

As an Apprentice Saw Technician you will gain qualification in Certificate III in Saw Technology

As a Saw Technician you could do a range of tasks including:

- Sharpening, setting and maintaining chipper knives & saws
- Removing and replacing saw blades
- Straightening and stretching steel saw blades
- Alignment of machine centres
- Operating manual and computer controlled tools and equipment
- Problem Solving and fixing faults
- Optimise saw and timber recovery

Our apprentices work in hands-on environment and gain the skills to work across many different parts of our business in a supportive learning and development environment whilst having the opportunity to work on state-of-the-art equipment and multimillion-dollar projects.

Benefits of an AKD Apprenticeship:

- Complete a nationally recognised qualification
- Highest level of training from skilled and experienced tradespeople
- Establish a career with Australia’s leading sawmill
- Working with cutting edge equipment and new technology
- Learn while you earn
- Opportunities to travel to other sites
- Obtain various licences and tickets
- Open to mature age entry

We have a dedicated Training Manager to guide and support your overall training experience while undertaking your apprenticeship.

Throughout and post the completion of the program there is opportunities for experience to be gained at our other sites/locations, with accommodation and travel support provided.

This is a full-time fixed-term position with a promising future. With a commitment of 3-4 years required to complete your trade, gain on the job training, and attend trade school, individuals must be highly motivated, flexible and keen to learn.

**Applications close: 7 January 2025**

**Note: Pre-employment drug and alcohol, along with functional capacity testing, will be required