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Installation Electrician (Wireman's Licence)

How2Apply Talent Network

Rosslyn, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 3 days ago

Full-time Trades & Services Code 08

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Job Description

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the facilities management company in Rosslyn. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is in Rosslyn (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

The work, day to day

Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients

What you need

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

Nice if you have

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

What you get

Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year

How to apply for this job

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Rosslyn really suit you before you apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: Wireman's licence or registration letter from the Department of Employment and Labour plus certified copy of your ID.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Rosslyn.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

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.