Electrical Artisan (Trade Tested)

This is hands-on electrical work in Potchefstroom: new installs, repairs and CoCs that pass the first time. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll report in Potchefstroom. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site

• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter

• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test

• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• 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.