Commercial Electrician (Shopfitting & Retail)

The residential electrical contractor in Springs needs a qualified electrician who can work neatly and sign off safe installations. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a residential electrical contractor on the Springs side of Gauteng. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester

• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• 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
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces

• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test
• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs

• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends

• 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.