Solar PV Installation Electrician

Got your trade test and a steady hand on a DB board? This facilities management company in Kathu needs you on the tools. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll report in Kathu. Relocation is not covered for this one. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Install inverters, battery banks and changeover switches for backup power clients
• Lock out and tag out circuits before any work on live equipment
• Fault-find tripping circuits with a multimeter, insulation tester and loop tester
• Replace faulty light fittings, plugs, geyser elements and thermostats
• Quote small jobs for clients and explain the fault in plain language
• Terminate armoured cable and fit glands on three-phase motor supplies

• Solid working knowledge of SANS 10142-1 and the Electrical Installation Regulations
• 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
• Comfortable working at heights on ladders and in roof spaces
• Valid Code 08 driver's licence
• Your own basic hand tools and a calibrated multimeter

• Working at Heights certificate still in date
• PLC and motor control experience from a factory setting
• N3 electrical trade theory on top of your trade test

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

• 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.