Qualified Electrician (Residential Installations)

This is hands-on electrical work in East London: new installs, repairs and CoCs that pass the first time. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is East London-based, with most of your time spent at a food processing plant. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies

• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence

• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• 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.
• 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.