Maintenance Electrician (Night Shift)

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This food processing plant in Brakpan needs you on the tools. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: Brakpan, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats

• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• 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
• 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

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

• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster

• Put your registration category (IE, MIE or single-phase tester) and registration number right under your name on the CV.
• Many applicants forget to attach the trade test certificate itself. Recruiters often skip CVs that only mention it.