Electrical Artisan (Trade Tested)

The solar and backup power installer in Somerset West needs a qualified electrician who can work neatly and sign off safe installations. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

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

• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies

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

• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs
• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test

• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation

• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.
• If you have issued CoCs before, say how many and for what type of property.