Electrical Artisan (Trade Tested)

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the food processing plant in Rustenburg. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

You'll be based at a food processing plant in Rustenburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls

• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test

• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters

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

• 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.
• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.