Trainee Plumber / General Assistant

Lightning Fast Plumbing & Electrical is a growing plumbing and electrical company in the South Peninsula and Southern Suburbs. We need a hands-on assistant for general duties on site (fetching tools, carrying materials, cleaning up), and we’ll train the right person to become a qualified plumber, the way we work: carefully, neatly and with respect for every client’s home.

Our standard: an agent recently wrote to thank us for treating her client “with such kindness, patience and consideration.” That’s the job here: good plumbing, done neatly, with respect for the people whose homes we work in.

You

• You want a career in plumbing, not just a job
• You remember instructions, or write them down so you don’t forget
• You follow procedures step by step, and ask when you’re unsure
• Punctual, neat and well presented
• Reliable transport to Fish Hoek
• Drug-free. You consent to drug testing and a criminal background check

What we offer

• R6,000 per month while you learn
• Hands-on training on real jobs, and support towards your trade qualification
• Pay increases as you pass each training milestone

How to apply

Following these instructions is part of the test. Email cv@lightningfast.co.za with the subject line “Trainee Plumber – [your full name]”. Attach your CV, and answer each numbered point in your email:

1. Work history: where you’ve worked, for how long, and what you did there
2. Training: any trade school, learnership or courses, with dates
3. Why you left each previous job, or why you want to move now
4. Your biggest frustration in your current or last job
5. Why plumbing: three sentences on why you want this career
6. Transport: how you’ll get to Fish Hoek each day
7. References: two people we can phone, with their numbers
8. Start date: when you can start

Shortlisted candidates complete a paid practical assessment. Applications that don’t answer every numbered point won’t be considered.

Closing date: 22 October 2026.