Superintendent Mine Prod & SW Scheduling at Sasol

Purpose of Job
To supervise the planning, scheduling and accounting of production through a team of planners. To contribute to the development and maintainance of planning processes, tools and templates, ensure effective implementation and assist with reporting on functional performance.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Provide and certify information required for development of the group framework plan e.g. gather information on plant availability, capacity, operating parameters, new plant output. Make transparent and track operating environment to ensure validity of optimised hub plan.
• Convert Group framework plan into the Hub plan and schedule to ensure consistent supply of the right quality product. Where applicable, the development and implementation as well as monitoring of relevant improvement/optimization programs. Compilation of annual operational budget. Ensure range of offered services matches Sasol's strategic requirements. Quality target achievement. Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards.
• Execute SHE strategy to achieve zero harm. Continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate. Consistently reduce all non value adding work Direction, translate and cascade goals and long term plans through effective two way communication in the organization. Improve on services. Identify improvement opportunities and implement improvement solutions. Demonstrate One Sasol way behaviour ensure area under control is managed to the benefit to the larger Sasol value chain. Manage multilevel interfaces and integrate effectively. Interact with relevant internal and external stakeholders. Manage operations knowledge by transforming, packaging, transferring and maintaining operations knowledge.
• Ensure that vision, values and business direction are embraced by the team. Review performance and give recognition where due and deal with performance issues. Ensure that self and team achieve development objectives.
• Communicate and execute change and improvement effectively. Plan, budget and schedule Operations planning, including short, medium and long term planning. Operational implementation and execution Results monitoring and control. Work alignment across boundaries. In-depth understanding of the interrelationships of all the functions within the value chain.
• Make quality decisions and found solutions which will improve team results. Resource availability and optimization Provide available cost effective resources.
• Manage and develop employees effectively. Provide efficient and high quality services to service requestor. Review and assess performance of direct reports.
• Effective operations planning function for production and marketing stakeholders across the value chain. Management of stakeholder relationships and contracts.
• Understand customer needs and suppliers contributions to drive operational results.
• Liaison with service and support functions. Build effective working relationships with mangers, peers, team members, customers and suppliers.
• Efficient and effective systems. Apply new ideas and work methods and opportunities for improving business results.
• Process and results optimization. Continuous improvement and learning. Consistently support the implementation of business optimization initiatives.

Formal Education

• University Bachelors Degree

Min Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years