Commercial Electrician (Shopfitting & Retail)

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the residential electrical contractor in Secunda. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is Secunda-based, with most of your time spent at a residential electrical contractor.

• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies

• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence

• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year

• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.
• 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.