Commercial Electrician (Shopfitting & Retail)

This is hands-on electrical work in Gqeberha: new installs, repairs and CoCs that pass the first time. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations

• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test

• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test
• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
• Working at Heights certificate still in date

• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation

• List two or three recent jobs with sizes, like a 60-point house rewire or a 10 kVA inverter install. It shows your level quickly.
• If you have issued CoCs before, say how many and for what type of property.