Morgen Mkwananzi

My strength is in tensioning band saws, frame saws, circular saws. I am also good in oxy-acetylene welding, tooth build up and replacement, and metal inert gas welding of band saws.

Saw Doctoring Manager - STEVEN'S LUMBER MILLS

(2020-11)

• Over seeing all saw shop work
• Adhering to safety, health and housekeeping standards
• Managing saw shop personnel and time shifts
• Ordering saw shop consumables and managing stock levels
• Training and helping saw shop personnel to maintain band saws, circular saws, frame saws knives and profile cutters
• Setting changing schedules for all saws in the chipper line, frame saw line; band saw line and dry mill cutters and knives
• Maintaining and coming up with planned maintenance schedule of all saw shop machines
• Supervising saw shop personnel making sure saw shop stick to high quality products
• Stellite tipping

Saw doctoring Manager - Hans Meresnky Singisi Products- Langeni Sawmills

(2019-02 - 2020-10)

• Managing all saw doctoring activities and personnel
• Tensioning band saws
• Tensioning circular saws
• Changing patterns on multirip machines
• Maintenance of all segments for the chipper line
• Changing anvils for the hoggers
• Changing hogger knives
• T.C. tipping side dressing, topping, and sharpening
• Band saw swaging
• Welding band saws and annealing and grinding
• Sharpening and balancing of planer knives for dry mill
• Changing cutters at the dry mill
• Sharpening finger joint cutter and other profile cutters
• Managing stock and consumables
• Ordering of non stock consumables
• Managing budget
• Managing saw shop personnel and time shifts
• Disciplining saw shop personnel
• Responsible for safety and house keeping

Saw doctoring supervisor - A.G Muller (Ringkink saw mills)

(2009-05 - 2019-01)

Reporting to the saw doctoring manager

• Benching frame saws i.e., tensioning leveling and checking the back
• Sharpening frame saws, swaging and shaping (setting)
• Tipping circular saws, side dressing and sharpening
• Tensioning circular saws for multi-rip and double logger
• Benching wide band saws, swaging and sharpening
• Band saw benching, welding, swaging and sharpening
• Supervising saw changing on the band saw line
• Ordering consumables only
• Training all of the saw shop personnel
• Supervising all saw shop work
• Monitoring safety and health standards

Saw doctor - Jo-Da Sawmills - Warburton, Ermelo

(2009-01 - 2009-04)

Reporting to the saw mill manager

• Leveling and tensioning of circular saws up to 1000mm diameter
• Sharpening T.C tipped saws and spring sets
• Sharpening woodmizer blades and setting
• Joining woodmizer blades through oxy-acetylene overlap brazing, and forging

Saw shop foreman - Durawood Products

(2003 - 2007)

• Supervision of all saw shop work
• Setting planner blades on cutter blocks
• Benching circular saws up to 1.500mm diameter and tipping
• Sharpening tungsten carbide tipped saws
• Sharpening profile cutters
• Maintaining band saws, both wide and narrow
• Sharpening planner blades
• Maintaining Lucas circular saws for mobile saw milling
• Maintaining woodmizers blades for mobile saw milling
• Managing and ordering consumables

Apprentice - Forestry Industries Training Center (F.I.T.C-SADC)

4 year apprentice program

• Health and safety
• Use and care of hand tools
• Circular saw benching, sharpening and setting
• Frame saw benching, sharpening and setting
• Band saw benching, swaging, sharpening and stellite tipping
• Saw blade changing
• Band saw welding and brazing i.e. MIG welding, oxy acetylene welding, tooth replacement and build up
• Cemented Tungsten Carbide Tipping and grinding i.e. Oxy acetylene tipping and induction tipping
• Stellite tipping and grinding
• Straight knives sharpening and horning i.e. veneer knives
• Profile cutter development and maintenance
• Saw milling fundamentals
• General machine alignment
• Plywood production fundamentals
• Saw shop management i.e. resource management – consumables, saws, cutters, equipment machines and personnel

Advanced Level - Muzimuni Secondary Advanced Level (1996 - 1997)

Ordinary Level - Matabo Secondary (1989 - 1992)