Engineering Lead Metallurgical at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• Secunda Synfuels Operations (SSO) operates the world’s largest coal-to-liquids (CTL) facility and produces synthesis gas (syngas) through coal gasification and natural gas reforming, using Sasol’s unique and proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology to manufacture synthetic fuel components, pipeline gas and chemical feedstock. Supervise the team of plant metallurgical engineers providing support and metallurgical solutions to the various units within Secunda Synfuels Operations and Secunda Chemical Operations.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Supervise, guide and mentor metallurgical personnel in team. Manage performance of personnel engineers within group. Ensure that metallurgical focus areas are aligned with metallurgical engineering and group targets. 
• Review all metallurgical deliverables pertaining to failure analyses, material recommendations, corrosion studies and mitigation, damage assessments, materials testing, RCA inputs, heat treatment and remaining life studies. 
• Support shutdown activities. 
• Support and drive metallurgical KPI initiatives. 
• Supervise and track progress on metallurgical research and development projects aimed at alleviating long-term and/or repetitive failures. 
• Optimise metallurgical maintenance and monitoring processes and programs to support plant ageing studies and renewal initiatives. 
• Provide ad-hoc metallurgical support to projects and operations on a regional basis. 
• Manage interfaces with other engineering disciplines, Inspection, Mechanical engineering, Group Technology and external consultants, contractors and service providers. 
• Assist in the selection of external service providers by measuring their technical competence. Assist with training and development of metallurgical personnel. 
• Assist with ensuring participation and conformance to safety initiatives, systems and procedures. 
• Assist with ensuring conformance to quality management system of metallurgical department and laboratory.

Formal Education

• University Bachelors Degree

Min Experience

• Experience: 8+ relevant years