Commercial Electrician (Shopfitting & Retail)

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This food processing plant in Pretoria East needs you on the tools. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Pretoria East (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site

• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter

• 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
• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster

• 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.
• Many applicants forget to attach the trade test certificate itself. Recruiters often skip CVs that only mention it.