Area Manager Instrument & Control at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• Effective maintenance of the plant Instrumentation and Control Systems to ensure availability and reliability of plant equipment and facilities, through coordinated preventative and corrective maintenance activities.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage a team of Instrumentation & Control maintenance members and with duties which are executed in accordance with the applicable regulations and engineering standards.
• Ensure development of team to deliver a high-quality maintenance service
• Manage multi-level interfaces and integrate effectively
• Ensure equipment availability to meet the production plan
• Execute critical maintenance activities and maintain the functionality of instrument and control systems 
• Establish and report on agreed performance criteria
• Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards
• Ensure financial discipline and governance in the department. Continuously optimize maintenance activities
• Ensure equipment availability agreed upon supports the production plan
• Cost optimization by ensuring maintenance plans effectiveness in line with three, five- and ten-year renewal strategies 
• Compile and manage annual maintenance, shutdown and MSM budgets
• Control cost to ensure the maintenance budget is achieved within budget
• Manage operations risks by making sure that all risks are identified, analysed and mitigated to acceptable levels
• Execute SHE strategy to achieve zero harm. Continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate
• Manage, revise and improvement of Asset Management standards for maintenance to deliver on expectations of reliable and functional equipment, bring down the total cost of ownership, reduces maintenance and increases reliability.
• Manage asset life cycle and plans
• Oversee the management of Maintenance and the Work Management Process 

Formal Education:                                      

• BSc. Eng./ B. Tech (Eng.)  Light current: Process Control and Instrumentation

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum 8 years total relevant Operations experience 
• 6 years management experience required (acting will be considered relevant)
• Vast knowledge and experience on all control systems and operational management associated with Ethane and Phenolic plant knowledge.

Specific knowledge and experience on the management of:

• Burner Management Systems and SANS 329 requirements
• Compressor and Anti-Surge Control management
• Asset Management and Reliability Engineering

Certification & Professional Membership

• ECSA registration (Wish)

Competencies

• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Decision Making: Ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• People Leadership:  Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow; leads culture transformation. Builds capability and leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
• Partnership Leadership: Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes. Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries.
• Situational Leadership:  The ability to effectively deal with a variety of situations and circumstances that arise unexpectedly and requiring management action.
• Problem Solving: Is a step-by-step process of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a series of solutions until the problem is solved. In involves critical thinking, analysis and persistence.
• Total Quality Management: The strategy for continuously improving the quality of process output, based on five fundamental principles of Customer Focus, Continuous Improvement, Measurement, Total Involvement and Systematic Support.