Qualified Electrician (Residential Installations)

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This office park maintenance team in Pietermaritzburg needs you on the tools. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Pietermaritzburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Install and wire distribution boards, isolators and earth leakage units to SANS 10142-1
• Read electrical layouts and mark out point positions before chasing walls
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Test installations and issue Certificates of Compliance where your registration allows
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Run conduit, trunking and cable tray on new builds and renovations
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies

• Clean criminal record, since you will work inside client homes
• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Electrical trade test certificate (Section 13 or 26D) through a QCTO-accredited centre
• Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an Installation Electrician or holding a Wireman's licence
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces

• Master Installation Electrician registration for three-phase CoCs
• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test
• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting

• Company-issued test instruments, calibrated every year
• Company bakkie for call-outs and travel between sites
• 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.
• If you have issued CoCs before, say how many and for what type of property.