Electrical Artisan (Trade Tested) – Immediate Start

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the food processing plant in Newcastle. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll report in Newcastle. Relocation is not covered for this one. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• 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

• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• 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

• 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

• 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.