Area Manager KZN Pipeline Operations at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To safely and efficiently transport gas to gas pipeline customers and stakeholders.
• To cost effectively ensure the availability and integrity of safe and reliable assets to operations.
• Effective maintenance of the gas pipeline assets and equipment to ensure availability and reliability of the assets, equipment and facilities.
• Maintenance responsibilities will be coordinated through preventative and corrective maintenance through systems.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure safe transportation of gas volumes as per agreed volume targets.
• 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 operations plan.
• Compile annual maintenance budget.
• Compile annual long-term maintenance budget.
• Control cost to ensure the maintenance budget is achieved.
• Manage, revise and improvement of Asset Management standards for maintenance.
• Manage asset life cycle and plans.
• Maintain assets within agreed operations envelope conditions and set standards.
• Input into 5 year rolling capital plan.
• Identification of technical problems/opportunities.
• Benchmarking for optimal solutions and practices.
• Participating in plant design for maintainability and operability of equipment after installation.
• Lead in continuous performance improvements within his/her areas of responsibilities, including Health, Safety and Environment.
• Continuous improvement of key safety, quality and environmental metrics to maintain license to operate.
• Ensure compliances to safety, quality, environmental and legal requirements.
• Liaison with technology license holder.
• Manage operations risks by making sure that all hazards are identified, analysed and mitigated to acceptable levels.
• Management of standards and procedures.
• Translate and cascade operational goals and long-term plans through effective two-way communication in the organisation.
• Demonstrate One Sasol behaviour – ensure area under control is managed to the benefit of the larger Sasol value chain.
• Take accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting.
• Manage multi-level interfaces and integrate effectively.
• Interact with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• To govern all SLA between business units and service departments.
• Authentically and inclusively engage people to follow; lead culture of transformation and embed diversity.
• Build capability that leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
• Demonstrate commercial acumen, a global mind-set and exercises sound judgement.
• Achieve results through others and hold them accountable. 
• Review performance regularly and give recognition where it is due and deal with performance issues.
• Manage and develop employees effectively; provide a succession plan; achieve the diversity targets.
• Be responsible for employee wellness.
• Lead organisational change innovation and sustainability.
• Manage and mentor the leadership team of the business unit.
• Persuade and influence stakeholders; build relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor’s degree in Eng / BTech in Mechanical Eng/Electrical Eng /Instrumentation Eng

Working Experience

• 8+ years of relevant experience in a similar work environment