Electrical Artisan (Trade Tested)

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

This post is Germiston-based, with most of your time spent at a shopfitting and retail fit-out firm.

• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• 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
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls

• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• 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

• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters
• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test

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

• Many applicants forget to attach the trade test certificate itself. Recruiters often skip CVs that only mention it.
• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.