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Electrical Artisan (Trade Tested)

How2Apply Talent Network

Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 2 hours ago

Full-time Trades & Services Code 08

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Job Description

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the food processing plant in Newcastle. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Home base is a food processing plant on the Newcastle side of KwaZulu-Natal.

The work, day to day

Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
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
Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job

You'll need

Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces

Nice if you have

PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
Working at Heights certificate still in date
Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs

On offer

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

How to apply for this job

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: Wireman's licence or registration letter from the Department of Employment and Labour, trade test certificate plus driver's licence copy.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Newcastle; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

Many applicants forget to attach the trade test certificate itself. Recruiters often skip CVs that only mention it.
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.