Industrial Electrician (Factory Maintenance)

The facilities management company in Sandton needs a qualified electrician who can work neatly and sign off safe installations. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

Home base is a facilities management company on the Sandton side of Gauteng.

• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations

• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• 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

• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters
• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test

• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year

• 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.
• Many applicants forget to attach the trade test certificate itself. Recruiters often skip CVs that only mention it.