Industrial Electrician (Factory Maintenance)

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the solar and backup power installer in Bellville. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a solar and backup power installer on the Bellville side of Western Cape. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1

• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• 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
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter

• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting

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

• 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.