Electrical Distribution Cable Jointer
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $34 - $39.50/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
A locally owned electrical and civil contractor in Christchurch, far from Nairobi, is hiring an Electrical Distribution Cable Jointer on a permanent, full-time basis. The team is growing, and safety, quality workmanship and teamwork come first.
The role is distribution cable work in the field: jointing and terminating, laying and testing underground cables, repairing faults and commissioning networks.
The company holds Accredited Employer status, can sponsor migrant workers through the AEWV and invites applications from suitably qualified cable jointers abroad. In practice that means being a New Zealand citizen or resident, holding a valid open work visa, or meeting the Accredited Employer Work Visa requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Build cable joints and terminations on LV and HV circuits
- Lay underground distribution cable, then test it and bring it into service
- PILC, XLPE and other distribution systems: jointing and terminating the cable
- Connect up the distribution pillars, kiosks, RMUs and transformers that the network relies on
- Respond to faults: locate them, repair the damage and restore the network when emergencies happen
- Lend a hand on conversions from overhead to underground, and test cables and commission the network
- Keep yourself and others safe on distribution networks, whether live or de-energised
- Uphold quality workmanship, safe practice and compliance on every task
Requirements & Eligibility
- New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Supply (Cable Jointer) Level 4 or an equivalent recognised qualification, plus NZ electrical registration (EWRB) that is current, held together with a practising licence
- A track record of electrical distribution cable jointing and underground network construction
- Sound knowledge of industry regulations and of the safety procedures that apply to electrical distribution
- Class 1 NZ driver licence, current (Class 2 preferred)
- Overseas applicants must hold a cable jointer qualification that is recognised and equivalent to NZ standards, and have at least two years' experience as a qualified electrical distribution cable jointer
- Overseas applicants must complete any qualification assessments and registration requirements before employment can be offered
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