Qualified Electrician (Residential Installations)

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This shopfitting and retail fit-out firm in Bloemfontein needs you on the tools. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

You'll report in Bloemfontein. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows

• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations

• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters
• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs

• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Provident fund and group risk cover after probation
• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends

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