Commercial Electrician (Shopfitting & Retail)

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This solar and backup power installer in Umhlanga needs you on the tools. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Umhlanga (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls

• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• 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
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter

• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters

• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends

• 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.