Electrical Distribution Cable Jointer
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $34 - $39.50/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Trading a Harare winter morning for Christchurch? A locally owned electrical and civil contractor there is looking for an Electrical Distribution Cable Jointer, permanent and full-time. The team is growing, and safety, quality workmanship and teamwork shape how it works.
The work is hands-on and covers jointing and terminating cables, laying and testing underground distribution, repairing faults and commissioning networks.
Accreditation matters here, because the business is an Accredited Employer that welcomes applications from suitably qualified overseas jointers and is able to sponsor the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV). You qualify to apply if you are a New Zealand citizen or resident, if you hold a valid open work visa, or if you can meet the Accredited Employer Work Visa requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Take charge of LV and HV cable jointing and terminating
- Take underground electrical distribution cables from installation through testing to commissioning
- Joint and terminate PILC, XLPE and similar distribution cables
- Position and connect distribution pillars, kiosks, RMUs and transformers, and pinpoint faults, mend them and join emergency restoration efforts
- Support projects that move overhead lines underground
- Test cables and commission the network
- Stay safe while working on energised and isolated distribution networks
- Keep workmanship, safety and compliance standards high
Requirements & Eligibility
- Holds the New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Supply (Cable Jointer) Level 4, or a recognised qualification of equivalent standing, plus up-to-date electrical registration in NZ (EWRB), with a practising licence
- Proven background in underground network construction and electrical distribution cable jointing
- Sound working knowledge of safety procedures for electrical distribution, plus industry regulations
- Current NZ driver licence at Class 1, with Class 2 preferred
- Overseas applicants: at least two years' experience as a qualified electrical distribution cable jointer, plus a recognised cable jointer qualification equivalent to NZ standards
- Overseas applicants must finish all required qualification assessments and registration steps before an offer of employment can be made
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