Website Eskom
Eskom Holdings generates, transports and distributes approximately 95% of South Africa’s electricity – making up 60% of the total electricity consumed on the African continent. Eskom is the world’s eleventh-largest power utility in terms of generating capacity, ranks ninth in terms of sales, and boasts the world's largest dry-cooling power station.
Minimum Requirements
Qualification(s):
- Senior Artisan Trade Certificate (Dry trade) at NQF4 with 120 credits
Experience:
- 2 years Distribution network operating & maintenance.
Skills and Competencies
Behavioural:
- Integrity
- Customer centricity
- Professionalism
- Results orientation
Leadership:
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Developing teams
- Working in a team towards a common goal
- Lead and empower a team
Knowledge:
- Eskom standards, procedures, directives and guidelines
- Power plant specific transformers, auxiliary, switchgear theoretical knowledge at the required level
- Quality management international organisation for standardisation (ISO) 9001 and 14001
- Emergency response and safety
- Basic health, safety, environment
- Tools and specialised equipment.
- Low and high voltage systems up to 132kV
- High voltage (HV), medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) line construction
- Operating Regulations for High Voltage Systems (ORHVS) outcome 6 authorisation
- Meter worker certification
- Single phase tester
- Crane operating
- Mobile elevating platform operating
- Auger drill operating
- Rock drill operating
Skill:
- ORHVS outcome 5
- Public driver`s permit (PDP)
- Valid driver’s licence (EC)
- Safety management
- Basic workshop
- Communication
- Sound interpersonal relations.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform maintenance.
- Repair faults.
- Build assets on the network.
- Ensure health and safety.
- Provide training.
- Provide customer service.
