Process Engineer Grade 2 x2 (106462) at Sasol

Short Description / Purpose of Job
A process engineer grade 2 will utilise authoritative levels of experience in process engineering to manage and / or execute the design, engineering, development and modification of processes in accordance with sound established engineering principles and standards to satisfy business requirements. Will apply a broad base of process engineering generalist knowledge and competence and a fundamental understanding with regards to process equipment (e.g., Design and safe operation thereof).

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Design and execute the commissioning and start-up experience of process plants
• Apply detailed knowledge in technology area
• Formulate and execute the process engineering scope for small to medium multidisciplinary projects
• Apply lessons learned and ensure timely input/feedback to identified specifications and procedures
• Provide information to support the sharing of knowledge with regards to engineering and technical field of expertise to share with disciplines and/or technology management
• Select and implement up to date tools and standards
• Ensure application of appropriate workflows
• Provide input into Technical execution strategies including licensing, in-house technology development and appropriate use of engineering contractors (ECs).
• Identify key technical risks leading to effective technology selection and support the successful execution thereof
• Contribute to the development and management of the engineering execution plan with respect to process engineering
• Ensure application of engineering execution plans, implementing and driving all process engineering activities and deliverables to closure
• Provide predictable schedules describing all process activities
• Provide efficient and high-quality services to the service requestor to match agreed requirements
• Ensure functional delivery and contributions
• Hold and Review plan and Engineering Track Quality Plan (ETQP) executed and tracked continuously
• Ensure all critical process documents are reviewed and signed off by sponsor and function as identified within the ETQP/Hold and Review plan e.g., DIQ, BLIT and engineering package
• Ensure compliance to environmental, safety and legal specifications
• Ensure project success by adherence to cost, schedule and quality targets for project scope
• Ensure critical predictability
• Ensure process deliverables are executed and issued as per agreed schedule commitments
• Apply and understand technical processes core to Sasol's competitiveness and advantage or in engineering conceptualization and commercialization
• Generate ideas within the portfolio and ensure technical decisions
• Solve process problems
• Identify proactive identification and resolution of ideas concerns and problems
• Interpret and translate business requirements into a process engineering strategy to enable OME to safely meet production targets
• Translate OME project team strategy into team working model
• Manage and develop people in the team
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation
• Ensure personal development plans are completed, implemented and tracked within applicable career path
• Be responsible for own performance management
• Report on budget utilisation, forecasting and changes
• Provide efficient and high-quality services to stakeholders
• Maintain healthy and stable relationships with contractors and consultants
• Oversee the safety of external service providers
• Active practicing of interpersonal skills to ensure productive working relationships and to work with, or through, others internal and/or external the organisation to get work accomplished
• Display influencing, negotiating, maturity and emotional intelligence
• Operate successfully in a diverse work environment
• Participate in multi-layered interactions and networks
• Interact with licensors, ECs and SBUs regularly and has a good external and internal network

Formal Education

• University Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (BEng/BSc Chemical)

Min Experience

• 5+ relevant years

Certification & Professional Membership

• None

Competencies

• Analytics: The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics
• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Continuous Process Improvement: The methodology followed for increasing the effectiveness and/or efficiency of a business process, often through automation.
• 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.
• Project Coordination: Knowledge and experience with Project Coordination is planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a objective this include an administrative, liaison and support role that supports one or more projects. Usually used during smaller non capital projects.
• Relationship Management: The conscious aim to develop and manage long-term and/or trusting relationships with internal or external customers, distributors, suppliers, or other parties in an environment which can include marketing, selling, servicing and other areas where a relationship is crucial to on-going success.  At a senior level, it includes C-level relationships with senior management such as CEO [Chief Executive Officer], CIO [Chief Information Officer], and CFO [Chief Financial Officer].
• Reporting: The ability to access information from databases, forms, and other sources, and prepare reports according to requirements.
• 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.

In addition to a pre-employment medical examination, some positions may require a physical fitness assessment as part of the normal selection criteria.

Deadline: 31st March 2022