Industrial Electrician (Factory Maintenance)

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This facilities management company in Bellville needs you on the tools. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Location: Bellville, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients

• 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
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre

• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test
• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs

• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year

• 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.