Industrial Electrician (Factory Maintenance) – Fixed-Term

This is hands-on electrical work in Durban Central: new installs, repairs and CoCs that pass the first time. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is Durban Central-based, with most of your time spent at a facilities management company.

• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls

• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations

• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters
• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs

• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• 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

• If you have issued CoCs before, say how many and for what type of property.
• 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.