Assistant Electrician
Company
Rubicon
Location
Johannesburg
Posted
4 days ago
Via
Trabajo.org
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Job Description
**About the Assistant Electrician role**
The main role of the Assistant Electrician is to assist the Electrician on a daily basis on installations and to be able to work independently on custom required builds and servicing of equipment.
• *Assistant Electrician responsibilities**
- Assisting with Electrical System installation (UPS and Power quality equipment from installation to sign off).
- Be able to interpret basic electrical drawings.
- Basic Fault finding and diagnosis of electrical equipment.
- Maintain and Servicing of electrical equipment. (SLA agreements).
- Understanding and operation of hand and power tools
- Perform other various tasks as instructed by management.
• *Role requirements**:
- Matric/NQF4/Technical N3 in Electrical Field
- 3-5 years professional and industry experience.
- Ideally, basic knowledge of Power Solutions. (UPS and Power quality).
- Good written and verbal English.
- High degree of independence and personal responsibility.
- Detail orientated and ensures safe working environment at all times.
- Works well independently.
- Able to travel both locally and internationally for site assessments/fault finding and commissioning of equipment
- Must be in possession of a valid driver's licence (**essential**) and own vehicle (preferred).
• *Personal competencies**:
- Pronounced customer and solutions orientation.
- Detail orientated and ensure safe working environment at all times.
- Neat and presentable.
- Punctual with good attendance and stable track record
- Being able to develop good working relationships and trust with various teams.
- Always keeping the end-user, internal and external customers in mind.
- Results and deadline driven.
• *Headquarters and travel requirements**:
The Power solutions Assistant Electrician will be headquartered in Johannesburg at the Linbro offices. The role will involve the occasional travel to site to complete installations etc.
• *About Rubicon Group**:
Rubicon Group is a young, dynamic, and high-growth company operating in exciting markets. We are looking for smart, hard-working people with integrity to join us. One of our goals is to continually improve our business, and to that end, we are seeking people who enjoy a challenge, are keen to learn, take ownership, think critically, and provide new solutions on where we can improve. We offer a great work environment, market-related remuneration packages, and an opportunity to develop personally and within a team.
Rubicon Group is dedicated to advancing transformative technologies in emerging markets.
Our focus areas are sustainable technology, encompassing renewable energy and storage, e-mobility, intelligent lighting, and building management as well as industrial technology, comprising advanced factory automation, connectivity, and robotics.
The main role of the Assistant Electrician is to assist the Electrician on a daily basis on installations and to be able to work independently on custom required builds and servicing of equipment.
• *Assistant Electrician responsibilities**
- Assisting with Electrical System installation (UPS and Power quality equipment from installation to sign off).
- Be able to interpret basic electrical drawings.
- Basic Fault finding and diagnosis of electrical equipment.
- Maintain and Servicing of electrical equipment. (SLA agreements).
- Understanding and operation of hand and power tools
- Perform other various tasks as instructed by management.
• *Role requirements**:
- Matric/NQF4/Technical N3 in Electrical Field
- 3-5 years professional and industry experience.
- Ideally, basic knowledge of Power Solutions. (UPS and Power quality).
- Good written and verbal English.
- High degree of independence and personal responsibility.
- Detail orientated and ensures safe working environment at all times.
- Works well independently.
- Able to travel both locally and internationally for site assessments/fault finding and commissioning of equipment
- Must be in possession of a valid driver's licence (**essential**) and own vehicle (preferred).
• *Personal competencies**:
- Pronounced customer and solutions orientation.
- Detail orientated and ensure safe working environment at all times.
- Neat and presentable.
- Punctual with good attendance and stable track record
- Being able to develop good working relationships and trust with various teams.
- Always keeping the end-user, internal and external customers in mind.
- Results and deadline driven.
• *Headquarters and travel requirements**:
The Power solutions Assistant Electrician will be headquartered in Johannesburg at the Linbro offices. The role will involve the occasional travel to site to complete installations etc.
• *About Rubicon Group**:
Rubicon Group is a young, dynamic, and high-growth company operating in exciting markets. We are looking for smart, hard-working people with integrity to join us. One of our goals is to continually improve our business, and to that end, we are seeking people who enjoy a challenge, are keen to learn, take ownership, think critically, and provide new solutions on where we can improve. We offer a great work environment, market-related remuneration packages, and an opportunity to develop personally and within a team.
Rubicon Group is dedicated to advancing transformative technologies in emerging markets.
Our focus areas are sustainable technology, encompassing renewable energy and storage, e-mobility, intelligent lighting, and building management as well as industrial technology, comprising advanced factory automation, connectivity, and robotics.
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