Saw Doctoring

Apprentice Pie Maker Competition 2024

Calling all apprentice bakers! Registrations are now open for the New Zealand Bakels Apprentice Pie Maker Award 2024.

The Apprentice Pie Maker competition is an opportunity to challenge yourself and showcase your pie-making skills. You'll compete against other apprentices around the country for the chance to be crowned the next New Zealand Apprentice Pie Maker Champion.

Ready to rise to the challenge? Entries close at 4pm on Friday 31 May, so get in quick!

2024 APMA Entry Information
APMA Entry Form‍

What do they do?

Saw doctors align and maintain bandsaws and circular saws used in wood manufacturing operations, and calibrate saw benching machinery. They know the requirements of equipment used in wood manufacturing operations.

A typical day

Typically, eight to ten-hour days. Weekend work may be required.

They set and calibrate saw mill saw centres, monitor saw alignment, grind or sharpen saws and guards to specification.

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Sound like you?

Study areas

Maths or Accounting or Economics
Computing/ICT/Information Management.

Attributes

Confident communicator
Good literacy and numeracy
Confidence with IT, computers, technology
Good work habits/time management.

Helpful experience

Customer service or helping people
Working with machinery.

Preferred work environments

Inside (workshop or plant)
Different places from time to time.

Pathway

School

Unit standards in schools

NCEA Level 2 is recommended

Entry level jobs

Traineeship or apprenticeship

Saw Doctor.

Advanced jobs

Higher learning

Team Leader.
Supervisor.

Senior jobs