Qualified Electrician (Residential Installations)

This is hands-on electrical work in Krugersdorp: new installs, repairs and CoCs that pass the first time. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Krugersdorp-based, with most of your time spent at an office park maintenance team. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Complete job cards, material lists and test reports at the end of each job
• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Supervise and teach an electrical assistant or apprentice on site
• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment

• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• At least 3 years working as a qualified electrician after your trade test
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes

• Solar PV installation training and experience with hybrid inverters
• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test

• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half on weekends
• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• Standby allowance when you are on the after-hours roster

• 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.