Installation Electrician (Wireman's Licence)

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This food processing plant in Randburg needs you on the tools. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Randburg, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

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

• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence

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

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

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