Installation Electrician (Wireman's Licence)

This is hands-on electrical work in Richards Bay: new installs, repairs and CoCs that pass the first time. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Richards Bay; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester

• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test

• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test
• Working at Heights certificate still in date

• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• 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.
• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.