Industrial Electrician (Factory Maintenance)

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the food processing plant in Gqeberha. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is in Gqeberha (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job

• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• 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
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre

• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• 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.