Electrical Technician

Electrical Technician


Company
Persona Staff
Location
Cape Town
Posted
7 days ago
Via
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Job Description
Responsibilities:
β€’ Technical audits on properties.
β€’ Examine under recoveries from a technical perspective.
β€’ Make technical drawings of metering reticulation of examined properties.
β€’ Installation of electrical metering equipment.
β€’ Calculate / forecast recoveries.
β€’ Stock management.
β€’ General administrative tasks.
Requirements:
β€’ A qualified electrician with at least N4 qualification.
β€’ At least 2 years metering related experience.
β€’ Fully bilingual (Afrikaans and English)
β€’ Excellent client service skills.
β€’ Driver’s License.
β€’ Timekeeping and planning.
β€’ Good verbal and written skills.
β€’ Computer literate.
β€’ Deadline and goal orientated.
β€’ The ability to work under pressure.
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Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful.

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