Electrical Distribution Cable Jointer
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $34 - $39.50/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Plainly put, a locally owned electrical and civil contractor in Christchurch needs an Electrical Distribution Cable Jointer, permanent and full-time. The team is growing, and the company wants people who respect safety, quality workmanship and teamwork.
This is real distribution work, covering jointing, terminating, underground installation, fault repair and commissioning. Mzansi tradespeople who know the work will recognise it.
The company holds Accredited Employer status, can sponsor migrant workers through the AEWV and invites applications from suitably qualified cable jointers abroad. The people who can apply are New Zealand citizens or residents, applicants with a valid open work visa, and those who meet AEWV requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Carry out jointing and termination of cable at LV and HV levels
- Handle the installation of buried electrical distribution cabling, including testing and commissioning
- Form joints and terminations on PILC, XLPE and any other distribution cable systems
- Position and connect distribution pillars, kiosks, RMUs and transformers, and deal with fault finding, repair jobs and urgent restoration
- Work alongside the team on projects converting overhead networks to underground
- Verify cable condition through testing, then commission the network
- Operate safely around both live and de-energised parts of the electrical distribution network
- Deliver work to a high standard of quality, safety and compliance
Requirements & Eligibility
- Holds the New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Supply (Cable Jointer) Level 4, or a recognised qualification of equivalent standing
- NZ electrical registration (EWRB) that is current, held together with a practising licence
- Hands-on, proven experience of electrical distribution cable jointing, along with underground network construction
- Sound working knowledge of safety procedures for electrical distribution, plus industry regulations
- Class 1 NZ driver licence, current (Class 2 preferred)
- Overseas applicants must bring a recognised cable jointer qualification at NZ standard and at least two years' experience in a qualified electrical distribution cable jointer role, and must also meet the qualification assessment and registration requirements before any offer of employment can be made
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