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Short Description / Purpose of Job

A Process Controller operates process equipment, systems and processes for a specific plant / unit within the Sasol environment to achieve production requirements in a safe manner.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Provides adequate feedback to supervisor on work progress
• Participates in risk assessments according to legislation and company requirements to improve safety
• Maintains good housekeeping and adheres to waste disposal procedures
• Work Independently
• Understand and know the business, drives and KPIs
• Apply and maintain safety in a working environment
• Participates in shift handover meetings
• Identifies personal training and development needs, and incorporates into PDP with group leader's approval
• Conduct on the job coaching of learners
• Learns and understands the specific plant equipment to an SME level
• Conducts IMS inspections to maintain and improve plant sustainability
• Work effectively in a team
• Play an appropriate main role during emergency situations to get the plant back on line
• Give and receive feedback to other disciplines (partners on daily issues
• Gives input at toolbox talks to improve plant safety

Formal Education

• Matric with Maths and Science and NQF 3 / NQF4 or Trade Qualification/Certificate

Min Experience

• 3 years relevant experience

Closing Date: 11th, July 2022

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Purpose of Job / Role intent

This position will render a service toward Full Calendar Operation of the mine (Fulco). Overall responsibility for safe execution of maintenance work for all Control, Monitoring, Communication networks and Instrumentation equipment at The Colliery. Design, develop and test digital subsystems in conjunction with software development team to ensure system meets operational requirements.

Accountable for Digital System Integrity, uptime and Asset Health, Legal digital equipment safety standards and equipment reliability and functional performance as per design specification.

Key accountabilities

• Appoint, lead and support appointed Technicians and Mechanician to assist him her in the safe maintenance practices in terms of regulation 2.9.2.
• Operational managerial control over Digital Domain, Routine Backlog and P&CM work and Technicians , ensures compliance to maintenance master schedules backlog, 2 and 12 Week WBS,
• Maintenance and expansions of Collieries' process control network (PCN) and underground business network, including underground WiFi, at set standards, along with the software and hardware equipment on the Collieries'
• Industrial IT on these networks
• Ensure the uptime and reliability of these networks, systems and equipment
• Software management and governance, including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), e.g. SCADA, Joy
• Connect (or equivalent from other suppliers), firewalls and work management applications on mobile devices
• Responsible for hardware included, e.g. network equipment, servers, underground mobile devices (UMDs), power line modems, Mobile Communication Units (container) and digital sensors
• Developing standards and SOPs
• Participating in the development and deployment of new technologies and tools
• Critical link to manage provision of real time data from operations to IOC and planning and scheduling systems
• Managing the Colliery's Industrial IT annual budget and capital
• Responsible for future digital enablement growth with wider adoption of wearables, sensors and reliance on realtime data from equipment
• Ultimate accountability for MES, underground connectivity, device and system availability
• Effectively manage Colliery level call center with support from the control room
• Good understanding of the Sasol mining process and other processes, culture, values, strategic objectives, etc.
• Ensure System of proper handover and sign off takes place to the Operations once scheduled maintenance work is completed
• The management of service providers OEMs operating in the area of responsibility, providing sufficient supervision
• Coordinate overtime and Call-out system and protocol management

Key Performance Deliverables:

• Uptime on communication, networks and Digital equipment
• Safety Performance IFR
• Compliance to Maintenance, 2 week and 12 week WBS

Process Enablers:

• COC IOC monitoring of reliability and accuracy of digital equipment outputs
• Work Management System - Maintenance Master schedules and SAP
• Defect identification and elimination process.
• System Backups and redundancy of critical systems and critical spares

Reporting:

• Statutory and Legal compliance etc
• Weekly VPC and 12 week WBS updates - Compliance to plan
• Colliery Engineering VPC inputs

Leadership and Values:

• Develop self and team: need to collaborate extensively with central C&I and digital teams and service providers.
• Strong operational and technical knowledge – high level fault finding and diagnostic skills.
• Key Specialist skills and the leader in the Digital team at colliery level.
• Technical expertise specialist Knowledge incl Fault finding and safe maintenance practices.
• Critical to delivering Maintenance schedules and 2 week plus.
• Need a continuous improvement attitude to ensure sustainability.
• Strong systems thinker and problem solver with deep understanding of systems integration and relevant technologies.
• Influence teams and display high level of Credibility.
• Outstanding organizational and coordination abilities.
• Critical role to ensure a connected mine with real-time information to enable short interval control of operations.
• Ultimate accountability for MES, underground connectivity, device and system availability.
• Drives high performance and accountability.
• High focus on Business and Results.
• Problem solver that guide team by doing.

Relationships, Teamwork and Collaboration:

• OEM engagement and management
• Ensure support from central C&I and digital teams
• Build good internal and external relationships
• Client focused

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Relevant B-Degree, B-Tech or Higher Diploma
• High level of computer literacy
• Valid driver’s license
• GCC (Electrical in Coal Mining) Wish
• ECSA Registered (Wish)
• Typically 5 years relevant work experience

Closing Date: 11th, July 2022

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ABOUT THE ROLE / PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The role has to ensure that fuel deliveries are executed on time, accurate (in full), comply with quality requirements and conducted in a safe manner to customers throughout the Sasol retail & Commercial network.

FUNCTIONAL OUTPUTS

• Manage the on time and accurate execution of all Fuel Deliveries
• Ensure reliable (in time and full) deliveries with own fleet
• Accurate completion of loading instruction (Fuelfacs and Renaissance) Conduct
• Conduct pre-trip inspections and report defects
• Maintain communication with the Logistics Command Centre in case of deviations.
• Complete shipments accurately and submit reasons for gains / losses
• Execute deliveries according to delivery sequence
• Minimize unproductive time
• Identify potential operational risks including OHS ACT requirement and report to line manager.
• Ensure all incidents are reported, logged and participate in the RCA
• Ensure that there are No Spillages and Contaminations during deliveries
• Comply with site, operational, and SHERQ procedures
• Adhere to policies and procedures so that task is done safely and accurately.

Qualifications

• Grade12 (National Senior Certificate)
• CODE EC (Code 14) drivers Licence
• In possession of a valid professional driver permit (PrDP) and Dangerous Goods with Hazchem Certificate

Experience

• At least 3-5 years driving experience within the petroleum industry

Closing Date: 8th, July 2022

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Lead the overall strategic initiatives execution and Strategic Initiatives Office to successfully deliver on the Commercial Business transformation plan and ensure all strategic and financial targets are met in both the short and long term.  
• Be accountable for the strategic identification and planning of initiative, including defining initiatives, identifying milestones, and laying out clear road maps for implementation. 
• Provide content input and support to guide the thinking and development of mission critical strategic initiatives. 
• Drive the tracking and reporting processes of the implementation of strategic initiatives against established milestones and KPIs.
• Facilitate the identification and resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies across the strategic initiatives and business units and processes. 
• Manage the outlining and fulfilment of financial requirements of the strategic initiatives, while ensuring the requirements are in line with policies and procedures.
• Apply a structured methodology across the transformation to ensure transparent and timely communication of the progress of the strategic initiatives to the Steering Committee and broader Sasol stakeholders.
• Enforce necessary consequence management on the responsible parties, particularly initiative owners, for the successful execution of the strategic initiatives.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Lead ideation sessions for the identification of any additional strategic initiatives required to meet the set transformation targets.
• Facilitate the effective definition, road-mapping, and delivery of all strategic initiatives.
• Develop an integrated transformation roadmap across all the strategic initiatives noting the interrelations and interdependencies.
• Define a prioritisation framework and manage the prioritisation of strategic initiatives as part of the integrated transformation roadmap.
• Ensure ongoing review and alignment of strategic initiatives with the overall transformation objectives and targets.
• Provide targeted and sufficient support to mission critical strategic initiatives for their definition, progression, and completion.
• Oversee and validate the detailing of financial uplift and required investments across all strategic initiatives and support in the allocation of budget/capital. 
• Ensure the human resource requirements across the strategic initiatives are identified and timely fulfilled by the Human Resources department. 
• Regularly engage strategic initiative leads as a ‘thought partner’ on the development and progression of their initiatives (i.e., provide guidance and advice on task prioritisation, issue identification and escalation etc.).
• Monitor and report on strategic initiative progress, value creation and overall financial health/budgets of the transformation to the Steering Committee and broader Sasol stakeholders as required.
• Manage the issue identification and resolution process; escalate when necessary.
• Identify and manage anticipated resistance across the initiative owners and broader Sasol stakeholder. 
• Recommend external advisors for support on initiatives and manage relationships with them.
• Establish/enforce company-wide adherence to the delivery of initiatives against defined milestones and KPIs by implementing consequence management for sub-par performance. 
• Across all Strategic Initiatives Office activities, ensure all Sasol compliance, policies and other internal and external standards are adhered to. 

Formal Education

• University Bachelor’s Honours Degree  
• Post-graduate Degree or MBA will be an advantage.

Min Experience

• 12+ years of strong transformation management experience, with 5+ years in a Management Consulting role or comparable Business Management role, preferably with specific experience in Energy Solutions.
• A strategic thinker with a proven track record in driving change and commercial delivery with deep experience in effectively leading and motivating teams. 

Closing Date: 8th, July 2022

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• To cost effectively ensure the availability and integrity of safe and reliable assets to production.
• Effective maintenance of the plant to ensure availability and reliability of the plant equipment and facilities, through coordinated preventative and corrective maintenance activities and systems

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Ensure equipment availability to meet the production plan
• Establish and report on agreed performance criteria.
• Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards.
• Ensure financial discipline and governance in the department. Continuously optimize maintenance activities.
• Ensure equipment availability agreed upon supports the production plan.
• Compile annual maintenance budget. Compile annual long-term maintenance budget. Control cost to ensure the maintenance budget is achieved within budget.
• Manage operations risks by making sure that all hazards are identified, analysed and mitigated to acceptable levels.
• Manage, revise and improvement of Asset Management standards for maintenance.
• Manage asset life cycle and plans.
• Maintain assets within agreed operations envelope conditions and set standards.
• Input into 5 year rolling capital plan.
• Liaison with technology license holder.
• Identification of technical problems/opportunities.
• Benchmarking for optimal solutions and practices.
• Participating in plant design for maintainability and operability and excepting equipment after installation.
• Effective Shut down management.
• Management of standards and procedures.
• Translate and cascade operational goals and long-term plans through effective two-way communication in the organisation.
• Demonstrate One Sasol behaviour – ensure area under control is managed to the benefit to the larger Sasol value chain.
• Manage multi-level interfaces and integrate effectively.
• Interact with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage operations knowledge by transforming, packaging, transferring and maintaining operations knowledge.
• Ensure development of team to deliver a high quality maintenance service.
• Effective leadership to ensure team engagement to meet targets.
• Lead in continuous performance improvements within his/hers areas of responsibilities, including Health Safety and Environment
• Ensure that vision, values and business direction are embraced by the team.
• Review performance regularly and give recognition where it is due and deal with performance issues
• Ensure proper talent management in area of responsibility. Ensure that self and team achieve development objectives.
• Communicate and execute change and improvement effectively. Capacity building within the mechanical maintenance team.
• Ensure that the general maintenance plan fits into the production plan. Develop annual work and project plans
• Review/ Implement maintenance plans on non-statutory equipment. Ensure that plans are executed and team objectives are achieved consistently in a safe work environment.
• Build effective working relationships with mangers, peers, team members, customers and suppliers.
• Understand customer needs and suppliers contributions to drive operational results in the best interest of the company.

Formal Education

• B.Eng /B.Sc. Eng. /B.Sc. (Hons)/B.Sc./B. Tech (Eng.) (must)

Min Experience

• 6 - 11 years relevant experience

Closing Date: 8th, July 2022

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Purpose of the Job:

• Ensure that current maintenance pracities are suitable to ensure legal compliance and cost effective reliability of all equipment under your control. 
• Ensure the condition monitoring (predictive maintenance) schedules are adhered to and deviations addressed prior to failure.
• Ensure reliability is achieved by using MOR and POLC on all plant equipment.
• Perform standby duties as per business requirement.
• Develop and implement short and long term equipment strategies.
• Exercise control over the proper service and operation of the machinery in your area of responsibility.
• Carries a 2.13.3.1 Legal appointment. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure execution of engineering and maintenance strategies / overhaul plans that optimise reliability and total cost of ownership.
• Recommend and implement operational projects, engineering compliance and manage engineering Standard Operating Practices (SOP) on the Plant.
• Assess economics / engineering viability of non-major engineering business cases and provides specific, in-section expertise and coaching.
• Manage Condition Monitoring in area of responsibility and audit compliance.
• Support plant to achieve targets set by coordinating planning between operational and engineering teams.
• Prime responsibility for annual budget requirements and control over approved budget costs to ensure plant maintenance is executed within budget.
• Overall accountability for implementation and tracking of approved strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.
• Medium term resource planning – Recruitment, training and career development.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required:

• B.Eng / BSc Eng/ B Tech with a minimum of 5 years experience relevant to engineering in the mining industry, with a minimum 4 years Operations (Maintenance or Production or Production Services) Management Experience
• Government Certificate of Competence - Mines and Works  (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering)
• National Diploma / Higher Diploma with a minimum of 10 years experience relevant to engineering in the mining industry, with minimum 4 years Operations (Maintenance or Production or Production Services) Management Experience
• Government Certificate of Competence-Mines and Works (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering)
• Valid drivers license with own transport

Closing Date: 8th, July 2022

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

To coordinate all activities relating to Chemicals Africa Outbound product movement control as part of the Secunda facilities management business process within customer fulfilment fraternity. To liaise with both internal and external stakeholders that being LCC, DRP, CSR, BWL, Org Unit representatives accordingly. To ensure internal coordination of all onsite logistical activities that being road, rail, inventory and warehousing at Sasol Secunda site across various value streams.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

Business Results:

• Execute the allocation of inventory or production capacity coordination. This includes:
• Implementing the sales and operations plan into sales allocation planning.
• Managing the inflow of orders, prioritization of the orders for distribution, to customers and overflow storage facilities.
• Liaison with internal stakeholders that being LCC (Logistics Command Centre) and BWL (Barloworld Logistics) and ensuring dispatches are executed onsite in line with priorities and allocations.
• Accurate reporting to direct manager and senior management pertaining to information supplied, month end mass balancing figures.
• Implement defined frameworks, policies and guidelines. Communicate continuous improvement opportunities of vehicle movement and slot booking system. Ensure conformance to CF KPA’s for the LOC.
• Through measurement, benchmarking and implementation of gap closure plans
• Ensure compliance to all legal requirements, business rules, policies and internal controls as well as reviews and updates.
• Execute operational activities to ensure the efficient implementation of LCC schedule and optimal utilization of LOC loading facilities. Provide updated and accurate Customer Fulfillment information Optimal Facility utilization.
• Standardized reporting aligned with Functional Core and management requirements.
• Monitor and manage transport, which include:

1. Reviewing of exception reports that being open order report.
2. Recording of all logistical demurrage costs.
3. Resolving transportation related issues (standing times, road and rail incidents, RSE system assistance and guidance). Bar code slot adherence management pertaining to miss slots and late cancellation reporting.

• Turnaround reduction time of trucks onsite. Investigate and identify bottle necks that contribute to extended time onsite. Implement corrective actions accordingly.
• Implement transport operational management, focusing on the process of moving product from the distribution requirements planning, load planning, route planning, vehicle scheduling and the assurance of quantity and quality. Adequate vehicle utilization.
• Ensuring all Risk and Governance requirements are always adhered to.
• Manage schedule and safety adherence for activities that interface with external service providers. Schedule adherence.
• RCR (recordable case rate) in line with Sasol Chemicals Africa targets.
• Executes receiving, loading stock management, storage and pipeline logistics. Monthly stock counts within agreed timelines.
• To ensure that all audits are managed, and process runs smoothly and next steps from audit findings are implemented and closed off as soonest possible
• To ensure that all product losses pertaining to warehouse operations or transportation are investigated accordingly and the appropriate measures implemented and reported to the various internal and external stake holders.
• To give direction and provide inputs for production support in areas which might affect Logistics performance in specific markets or applications
• To develop, formulate and optimize product storage and preservation protocols and Customer fulfillment QA protocols where required
• To provide support to team with regards to customer complaints and queries. To ensure that all customer complaints linked to the department are actioned and closed off as per agreed time lines, with open and honest feedback given always.
• To give technical advice and direction to Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain and Coastal Logistics as and when required.
• To proactively seek cost saving opportunities e.g. optimization of warehousing, optimization of bulk storage.
• To do Customer / Transporter relations visits with effective follow up and reporting including customer feedback.
• To identify, communicate opportunities and develop business case for Logistics development and/or improvement to Sasol Base Chemicals businesses
• To use specialist knowledge and background to benchmark equivalent products from competitors to remain current and possibly gain competitive advantage

Leadership and Values:

• To keep abreast of trends, developments and opportunities in the associated fields.
• To actively remove work obstacles and issues impacting product quality assurance quickly and decisively.
• To constantly monitor KPI’s processes and to initiate corrective measures and actions in case of deviations.
• To manage the enhancement of technical specialization and skills development.

Relationships, teamwork and Collaboration:

• To apply a collaborative and consultative approach to work to ensure that business needs are met.
• To implement strategies / plans for addressing customer needs.
• To understand business needs through active attendance, participation and involvement in Business meetings and activities.
• To promote teamwork, be a team player and give regular feedback.
• To demonstrate influential relationships with manager, peers and Business leaders.
• To pro-actively manage relationships with external stake holders and service providers.

Formal Education

• High School / School Diploma or similar

Min Experience

• 5+ relevant years

Closing Date: 24th, July 2022

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Short Description / Purpose of Job
Provide Technical support by the independent formulation of a technical approach, data assimilation, assessment, interpretation and contextualization in a highly complex process environment with advance control applications and systems.

Ensure proper maintenance and improvement of all DCS applications in area of responsibility and by giving input to the maintenance, improvement strategies and philosophies.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Manage interface with all stakeholders in control environment.
• Ensure correct level of representation of control engineering on projects.
• Ensure correct support with implementation of new control hardware and software.
• Ensure correct governance and support on all projects past gate 4-6 (HAZOP, LOPA and SIL reviews, MFD reviews, FAT & SAT, Loop checks, commissioning support)
• Consistently deliver solutions contributing to Business Results: improving competitiveness.
• Develop instrumentation scope of work (SOW) for engineering and construction contractors.
• Problem solving related to BU and impact value chain.
• Improve technology application and integration for at least one technology.
• Verify quality of group delivery.
• Independently implement cost effective principle solutions.
• Optimize and control resources cost effectively within budget.
• Establish technical and professional policies, practices, procedures and standards.
• Products, systems, programmes, procedures and models: development and delivery.
• Application, adherence and compliance of legal requirements, policies, practices, standards, procedures, guidelines and methods.
• Monitor performance of implemented solutions.
• Ensure quality analysis, problem solving and decision making.
• Deliver expert solutions to meet changing business and work requirements.
• Extract, capture and disseminate within knowledge management standards.
• Investigate and implement recommendations given on programmes and systems to create competitive advantage.
• Review and report on the process and risk impact with regards to a portfolio of projects.
• Independently implement solutions based on cost effective principles.
• Take corrective action when necessary with maintenance projects.
• Deliver quality cost effective solutions on time and within risk parameters.
• Data assimilation, assessment, interpretation and contextualization for a portfolio of maintenance projects.
• Independent formulation of technical approaches.
• Take responsibility for personal performance, improvement and skills development.
• Support and live the Sasol vision & values through the Aspirational Culture initiative.
• Continuously develop extensive knowledge relating to the field of work and personal mastery in technical skills application.
• Act as coach and mentor within team.
• Review compliance and follow up against the standards and objectives.
• Build strong networks with teams, managers and business leaders to enhance the knowledge base of the company.
• Build and maintain expert network and relationships e.g. customers, suppliers, universities and specialist bodies.
• Liaise with external engineering companies to share knowledge and benchmark.
• Demonstrate influential relationships with manager, peers and company business leaders.
• Liaise with Engineering CoE to determine areas of concern, project risks, long term requirements.
• Maintain healthy and stable relations with contractors, consultants and management.
• Apply a collaborative and consultative approach which consistently meet business needs.
• Communicate best practices, technical reports and positions statements with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Continuously develop extensive knowledge relating to the field of work and personal mastery in technical skills application.
• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked.
• Take ownership for personal improvement and skills development.
• Enhance own work performance and improve group work processes.
• Expertise transfer share expertise and develop others.
• Plan and maintenance project management.
• Work on a portfolio of maintenance projects.
• Plan and achieve management objectives in technical, professional and expert areas of work.

Exposure on the following Technologies

• TDC2000
• TDC3000
• Experion

Formal Education

• B - Tech Degree in electrical light current or electronic engineering.

Min Experience

• 5+ relevant years

Closing Date: 8th, July 2022