Team Lead Maintenance Planning at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To supervise a team, assign areas of responsibility, and monitor and guide planning and scheduling activities for maintenance to minimise delays and the downtime of assets.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and implement a planning strategy and operating model.
• Ascertain that the planning strategy is developed within agreed timeframes.
• Ascertain that the planning operating model is developed and implemented within agreed timeframes.
• Ensure site compliance to relevant statutory standards and codes of practice.
• Ensure necessary certifications are obtained for continued functioning of operations.
• Ensure planning processes are continuously improved to support optimal service delivery and cost management.
• Lead the documentation of core and critical processes within agreed timeframes and verify that they are benchmarked against best practices.
• Monitor completion of process improvement projects and initiatives within agreed timeframes.
• Facilitate achievement of productivity improvement targets.
• Provide direct input into all new projects, developments, or changes to existing ways of working relating to own portfolio of services.
• Provide specialist advice and support to relevant project milestones.
• Ensure project deliverables are met within the agreed upon timeframes and quality criteria.
• Manage scoping, planning, and scheduling of shut downs and maintenance plans (planned maintenance vs breakdowns, shutdown planning effectiveness).
• Provide a maintenance planning function and a shutdown planning function for the entire site.
• Maintain information databases with respect to breakdowns, stoppages, backlogs, and bottlenecks to inform future planning activities (SAP R/3 - ARTEMIS integration).
• Manage relevant documentation and legal appointments effectively to ensure sustainable operations.
• Manage all technical specifications and standards for safekeeping and communication.
• Ascertain that documents are managed in accordance with best practices and document management system requirements.
• Ensure that documents and information are made available to relevant stakeholders without delaying operational requirements.

Formal Education

• Grade 12 
• University Bachelors Degree/B-Tech 
• Higher/Advanced Diploma 

Working Experience

• Experience: 5+ relevant years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

• TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions
• TC_Planning and Organisation
• LC_Commercial Agility
• LC_Business Ownership
• TC_Manage Organisational Effectiveness
• LC_Drives Innovation
• LC_Customer Centricity
• TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues
• LC_Collaborative
• TC_Review and Reporting
• LC_Inspirational
• LC_Builds Talent
• LC_Developing Self
• LC_Partnerships
• LC_Delivery Excellence

Deadline:9th June,2025