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Installation Electrician (Wireman's Licence)

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Secunda, Mpumalanga

Contract

Posted 2 hours ago

Contract Trades & Services Code 08

R28 500 – R35 250/month

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Job Description

This is hands-on electrical work in Secunda: new installs, repairs and CoCs that pass the first time. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Secunda (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

What you'll actually do

Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language

What you need

Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
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

Extra points for

N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test
PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
Working at Heights certificate still in date

What you get

Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster
Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year

Applying, step by step

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: certified copy of your ID, driver's licence copy plus trade test certificate.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 9 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Secunda; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Before you hit apply

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.