Maintenance & Eng Planner Assistant at Sasol

Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga

Purpose of Job

• To assist in planning and scheduling Refurbishment and Manufacturing activities and monitoring adherence to plans in SMCW to ensure on time delivery.

Key Accountabilities

• Carry out engineering planning activities for specific sections/ departments that optimize resource utilization and maintain efficient flow of planned activities.
• Ensure work management process schedule adherence.
• Ensures that engineering planning activities are achieved in the most cost-effective manner possible.
• Department operating within budget (Budget / Actual).
• Draw SAP data and Update, Tracking & Status dashboards
• Discuss progress, exception reports, follow up actions at agreed forums.
• Reporting on work management process compliance.
• Support departments to achieve set SHE targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility.
• Follow the Work management process and apply it business rules.
• Implements new methodologies and technology, within the planning environment aligned with the Sasol Mining strategy and reports back on effectiveness.
• Implementation of new technology and methodologies as determined by Sasol Mining strategy.
• Monitor the performance of new technology and methodologies and reports back.
• Accountable for striving towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metric.
• SHE compliance rates vs targets (especially major findings, % outstanding actions on findings.
• Participate in industry bodies and standard setting.
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardization committees).
• Provide solutions aligned with business unit goals and values aligned legal requirements.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviors in agreement with the Sasol Values.
• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked.
• Set and work towards own performance targets and goals as per personal performance agreement.
• Agree and review personal performance goals and the achievement thereof.
• Review compliance and follow up against the standards and objectives.
• Identify and optimize opportunities for improvement.
• Manage work planning and delivery according to timelines.
• Establish a network of internal and external experts to consult and guide the maintenance planning strategy.
• Provide efficient and high quality services to internal and external customers.
• Apply a collaborative and consultative approach which consistently meet business needs.
• Communication of expertise (e.g. best practices).
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
• Build effective partnerships with team to ensure high performance.

Formal Education

• National Senior Certificate or N3 with Mathematics, English and Physical Science
• Relevant National Diploma (Wish)

Working Experience

• Experience: 0+ relevant year

Application Closing Date
28th October, 2025.