Artisan: Electrician (Ref Nr 39/2026) at Langeberg Municipality

Qualifications/ Experience:

• Trade certificate; Code C1 driving licence; Computer literate: MS Office; 1-2 years relevant experience

Key Performance Areas:

• Building and maintain 66000/11000/420 volt overhead electrical lines; Install and maintain street lights; Install, terminate and join 11000/420/230 volt electrical cables; Install 11000/415 volt distribution transformers miniature substations; Install 11000/110 volt metering transformers and metering equipment; Install service connections with conventional as well as prepaid electricity meters; Repair electrical installations of municipal buildings; Finding of 415/230 volt cable faults

Competencies: Core Professional 

• Managing Work - Effectively manages own time and available resources and tools to ensure that work is completed efficiently and on time 
• Problem solving - The ability to identify potential problems, to break the problems into component parts, to generate potential solutions, to select an option and implement it 
• Planning and Organizing - The ability to plan activities within specific timeframes and to execute these activities according to plan 
• Quality Orientation - Ensures high quality output, accurately checks processes and tasks and shows attention to detail 
• Work Place Safety - The ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety -
• Discipline Specific Skills - Shows a satisfactory level of technical skill, knowledge, experience and qualifications relevant to the role -
• Service Delivery Orientation - The ability to explore and implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the improvement of municipal processes in order to achieve municipal goals -
• Interpersonal relationships - The ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with people within and outside of the City 
• Communication - The capacity to listen attentively, grasp issues, present information in a clear manner and respond appropriately to verbal and written communication of others
• Customer orientation and customer focus - Understands the service needs of a client / customer (internal or external) and actively focuses on anticipating, meeting and exceeding the needs in a timely and appropriate manner
• Action orientation - The display of high work ethic in setting and achieving challenging goals, meeting deadlines and keeping promises. It manifests itself in one’s ability to stay focused on task, to be energetic, persistent and reliable 
• Resilience - The ability to respond constructively to pressure / stress situations and the ability topersist with goals despite obstacles 
• Accountability and Ethical Conduct - Ability to display and build the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct in order to promote confidence and trust in the public service and to adhere to codes of good corporate governance
• Learning Orientation - The willingness and motivation to learn, acquire knowledge, develop insight and focus on continuous selfimprovement 
• Direction Setting - The ability to create a clear sense of common purpose and vision for others with a view to obtaining buy-in and commitment to the goals of the unit 
• Impact and Influence - The ability to inspire a positive attitude in others and be able to influence others effectively 
• Team Orientation - The ability to inspire a positive attitude in others and be able to influence others effectively
• Coaching and Mentoring - The ability to assess skills, performance, and potential of subordinates and to encourage their development with the view of optimising their talent and potential 
• Discipline Specific Skills - Shows a satisfactory level of technical skill, knowledge, experience and qualifications relevant to the role.