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.

Closing Date

5 February 2024

OME

EMI: Mining

Location

Secunda, Mpumalanga

Purpose of Job

To manage activities of a Technical Services team, ensuring effective delivery of service to all levels of internal and external customers. To handle customer complaints and escalations. To maintain a positive and productive service environment which drives a customer-focused culture.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

Contribute to the translation and execution of the business strategy, objectives, and plan for the business, and provide insights and recommendations to drive improvement plans.
Formulate, implement, and continuously improve an affective in-house draughting service strategy to enable the reduction of unit cost; optimise the use of external parties when the manpower is not available in-house.
Execute SHE strategy to achieve zero harm and apply continuous improvement of key safety metrics.
Compile annual budget, control cost in line with agreed deliverables, authorise payments to service providers, identify any deviations, and take corrective actions when needed.
Prepare and submit timely and accurate periodic and / or on-demand reports related to engineering information enablement.
Manage and maintain the provision of a centralised electrical, instrumentation, and civil information service to the hub, to enable maintenance and engineering teams to create, maintain, and modify the plant in support to operational entities.
Manage the engineering information process and monitor the proper utilisation of relevant technologies.
Enforce compliance with governance, quality control, and best practices, and take corrective measures in case of any deviations.
Participate in the development of engineering specifications, which are used as a standard within the engineering data base.
Align operations functional and technical requirements, system integration and impact assessments, and service level agreements with standards and operational hub requirements.
Supervise the effective migration of documentation available in legacy systems into the enhanced database technologies.
Maintain an effective drawing and equipment numbering system used by ECs during the design phase of a project.
Instil engineering information specific standards, best practices, and governance requirements, and enforce adherence by applying non-conformance processes across all projects.
Conduct industry benchmarking to identify improvement opportunities, engineering information related trends, best practices, and new technologies, and implement them to optimise operations.
Manage operations risks by ascertaining that all risks are identified, analysed, and mitigated to acceptable levels.
Oversee the proper utilisation and maintenance of engineering information management applicable software toolsets (i.e. SPI, SPEL, GIS, TEKLA, and SAP).
Apply evidence-based SHE practices, in alignment with set standards, to ensure safe operations.
Implement Sasol's risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework.
Build and maintain positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Sasol Group technology, Synfuels projects portfolio, operational hubs, in-house projects, engineering service providers, and IT service provides) to align on the delivery of effective and efficient engineering information in line with governance standards.
Continuously improve own skills and knowledge. Complete, implement, and track personal development plan to attain personal performance goals.
Manage team performance and development formally and informally based on standard practices in use across Sasol Group.
Identify and activate learning as required based on individual and collective needs. Liaise with HR and/or specialised vendor for bespoke deployment.
Nurture a team spirit and openness towards feedback, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation.

Formal Education

University Bachelors Degree

Min Experience

Experience: 10+ relevant years

Professional Membership

Certifications

C_Government Certificate of Competence (GCC)

Licences

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

TC_Operational and Safety Factors

TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions

TC_Review and Reporting

TC_Understanding Customer Needs

TC_Compliance Management

LC_Commercial Agility

LC_Business Ownership

LC_Drives Innovation

LC_Customer Centricity

LC_Collaborative

LC_Inspirational

LC_Builds Talent

LC_Developing Self

LC_Partnerships

LC_Delivery Excellence

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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