Job Description

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Job Req

2846

Closing Date

11 December 2023

OME

EOP: Mining

Geographical Area

Secunda, Mpumalanga

Purpose of Job

To support production by leading the provision of effective electro-mechanical equipment maintenance and reliability while overseeing and ensuring the adherence to procedures/codes, and utilising all available support resources to increase stability and maintain sustainability of the plant, mine and/or equipment.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Planning, control and management of operations/maintenance activity and ensuring effective execution of operations/maintenance activities
• Ensure maximum task quality and efficiency, and overall effective use of equipment
• Manage and control costs (where allocated budget responsibility is assigned)
• During emergency situations, evaluate the abnormalities and take corrective action as to avoid downtime, equipment damage and/or SHE incidents
• Ensure own team adhere to operational/maintenance procedures and for people and plant
• Ensure maintenance planning is scheduled optimally to maximise production output
• Take action on first occurrence performance problems, misconduct, disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Manage performance of own team and ensure sensitisation to diversity in the workplace
• Enable artisans to achieve competence for career progression. Coaching and technical training of own staff and accountable for practical "declaration of competence" of employees to operate the plant
• Ensures team motivation and team wellness and lives company values and ensures compliance of team to the values
• Facilitate effective Communication up and down from management and also within own and other stakeholder teams
• Participate in selection of staff (for own team) by being an active member on recruitment panels
• Ensure standard operating procedures are applied.
• Ensure compliance to PSM (Process Safety Management).
• Manage certain start-up and shutdown tasks.
• Participate (or conduct on own team) in potential deviation analysis (PDA), root cause analysis (RCA) and risk assessments.
• Manage execution of work permit system
• Conduct Task Risk Assessments and ensure that team conducts Task Risk Assessments (where applicable).
• Ensure compliance to relevant Sasol procedure, policies, legislation and business processes.
• Manages behaviour based safety program. Ensure adherence to SHERQ legal standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001) and implement SHERQ processes for own area of responsibility
• Ensure that MOC process is followed, and that modified plant/maintenance procedures are implemented by artisans
• Ensure resources (e.g. raw materials, people) are available on site
• Ensures understanding of customer requirements and ensures product/service meets customer requirements
• Ensure smooth transition of work from own shift to next shift
• Effective interaction with supporting activities e.g. P&SM, technical, engineering. Identifies and supports inter-dependencies (synergies) with own and other departments within the value chain
• Give input into how to improve overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for the plant.
• Continuously applies new ideas/work methods to improve results.
• Deals with human resistance to change in own area
• Provide information/assist with projects with technical/support functions.
• Avail staff for training and development required due to the change initiative.
• Ensure implementation of organisational change initiatives within own team

Formal Education/ Requirements

• Grade 12/N3 (or equivalent) both with Maths, Science and English/Business English
• NQF 4 Trade Test (Valid EM Trade Test Certificate - Qualified EM/Millwright)
• Flame proofing and gas testing where applicable
• Knowledge of the work management process and implementation thereof (wish)
• Understand and use the plant/mine maintenance documentation system, etc job cards, task list notification
• Understand failure modes of discipline specific equipment
• Computer literate (wish)
• Coal Mining Underground experience (Fiery mine experience) is an added advantage

Min Experience

Experience: 8+ relevant years

Professional Membership

Certifications

C_Blasting Certificate (Underground)

C_Gas Testing Certificate

C_Flameproof Certificate

Licences

Behavioural (BC) |Technical (TC) |Leadership (LC)

BC_Collaborates

BC_Courage

TC_Verbal Communication

TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues

TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

BC_Decision Quality

BC_Drives Results

TC_Risk Management

TC_Mining Equipment Efficiency

BC_Ensures Accountability

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of xe2x80x9cInnovating for a better worldxe2x80x9d, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol's Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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