Electrical Distribution Cable Jointer
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $34 - $39.50/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
This permanent, full-time role in Christchurch suits a cable jointer who wants to build a longer career in New Zealand's electrical distribution sector. The employer is a locally owned electrical and civil contractor with a growing team and a focus on safety, quality workmanship and teamwork.
You would handle jointing, terminating, commissioning and fault work across underground networks and support overhead to underground conversions, gaining depth in both routine and emergency distribution work.
For anyone weighing the pathway, because the employer is an Accredited Employer, overseas cable jointers with the right qualifications are welcome, and the business can sponsor the AEWV. Eligible applicants are New Zealand citizens or residents, holders of a valid open work visa, or people who meet the requirements for the Accredited Employer Work Visa.
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Key Responsibilities
- LV and HV cable work: jointing and terminating
- Run, test and commission underground distribution cable, and deal with PILC, XLPE and other cable systems used in distribution, from joints to terminations, and put distribution pillars, kiosks, RMUs and transformers in place and connect them up
- Respond to faults: locate them, repair the damage and restore the network when emergencies happen
- Help deliver overhead-to-underground conversion jobs
- Take responsibility for cable testing and network commissioning
- Carry out work on live networks and on de-energised ones without compromising safety
- Hold every job to strict standards for workmanship, safety and regulatory compliance
Requirements & Eligibility
- Qualification: New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Supply (Cable Jointer) Level 4, or another recognised qualification that is equivalent, plus a current practising licence and NZ electrical registration (EWRB)
- Proven experience in electrical distribution cable jointing and underground network construction
- Sound knowledge of industry regulations and of the safety procedures that apply to electrical distribution
- 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 complete any qualification assessments and registration requirements before employment can be offered
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