Maintenance Electrician (Night Shift) – Experienced

You'll wire, fault-find and certify installations for the solar and backup power installer in Benoni. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Benoni-based, with most of your time spent at a solar and backup power installer. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations

• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter

• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters

• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year

• 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.