Electrical Assistant

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Power Connect Systems experienced “electrical assistant” means an employee who is engaged in any or all the following tasks.

The electrical assistant will be responsible for digging holes and trenches, planting poles and laying cables in trenches. Chasing and cutting walls and concrete floors for conduit. Loading or unloading materials. Stripping redundant installations and equipment incidental thereto from which the supply cables have been removed. Cleaning offices, client premises, work areas and workshop areas after work is completed. Installing and fixing of flush and surface mounted wireways and ancillary equipment thereto.

Installing cables including the fitting of glands, making off and securing such cables, but excluding the connection thereof.

Assisting with erecting and connecting luminaires. Assisting with operating a trenching machine once trained.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Electrical Installations

− Have a basic understanding and ability to read building plans to understand electrical circuits

− Inspects (visually) plug and light circuits and inspection boxes

− Assist with fixing plug and light circuits

− Work with various electrical equipment and hand tools

− Assist with installing safety and distribution components (e.g. socket switches, circuit-breaker panels and distribution panels etc.)

− Prepare and assemble conduits and connect wiring through them

− Test electrical circuits for continuity in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using testing devices such as plug testers and multimeter to ensure safety of the system

− Prepare hand sketches to show the location of wiring and equipment and to ensure conformance to regulations (marking of cable and sketching of plans)

− Assist with electrical maintenance to ensure proper usage.

− Assisting with erecting and connecting luminaires

− Assisting a master installation electrician, an installation electrician, an electrical tester for single-phase, an electrician, an artisan, a domestic appliance mechanic, a domestic appliance repairer and an Elconop 1, Elconop 2 or Elconop 3, but not performing any work individually except as set out above

− Stripping redundant installations and equipment incidental thereto from which the supply cables have been removed.

− Installing and fixing of flush and surface mounted wireways and ancillary equipment thereto.

− Installing cables including the fitting of glands, making off and securing such cables, but excluding the connection thereof.

− Assisting with operating a trenching machine once trained.

− Cleaning office, client premises and workshop areas after work is completed.

Routing

− Measure and cut trunking or skirting with a set square

− Cut and install power skirting, trunking and conduit

− Digging holes and trenches, planting poles and laying cables in trenches.

− Assisting with operating a trenching machine once trained

− Chasing and cutting walls and concrete floors for conduit.

− Adhering to all safety and performance standards.

Data Installations
- Installing Cables
- Identification of suitable cable routes on site (Planning)
- Accurate measurement of routes. (Limited cable wastage)
- Understand the plan as communicated by Team Leader (Vision)
- Understanding fibre optic cables, and the practises of correctly installing fibre optic cable. (Bend radius & figure 8)
- Cables marked and labelled correctly before they are installed.
- Network Points
- Numbering and layout of network points is done logically.
- Cable Routing
- Investigate cable routing on site (Reticulation)
- Measure cable routes
- Test to Level 1 specification
- Looming and Lacing
- Basic understanding of the cable markings on the cable and their meaning. Copper & Fibre
- Cable looms are measured and cut accurately before they are installed.
- Lacing of looms on trays and in ceiling boards are done correctly.
- Spacing and tension of straps on looms are correct.
- Exposed cable looms on Wall Mount Cable Trays are correctly laced.
- Correctly lace and loom the Cabinet to the Patch Panel.
- Skirting and Trunking
- Correct selection and use of hand tools. Measure and cut with hacksaw. Use of Set Square. Spirit level
- Neatness and cleanliness of finished installation. Filling and touch up where required. Installation wiped clean.
- Terminations
- Clear understanding and identification of A & B Spec.
- Correct termination of wall outlets. Understanding the implications of incorrect termination practises.
- Cable skin distance, maintaining twists in pairs, cable pair nicks.
- Correct mounting of wall outlets. Use the correct fastening material for the surface you are mounting on.
- Wall Mount Cabinets are mounted securely and level.
- Basic Testing and Fault Finding
- Basic tester reading, understanding the display. Identify a fault condition on the tester.
- Able to test installations to Level 1 specifications, basic wire map and length.
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