AECI is a South African based explosive and speciality chemical company focused on providing products and services to a broad spectrum of customers in the mining, manufacturing, agricultural, food and beverage, and general industrial sectors. it has regional and international businesses in Africa,South-East Asia, the USA and Australia.
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- To lead and govern the organisation's Application Development landscape by driving the design, modernization, integration, and support of enterprise applications. The role ensures technology solutions are secure, scalable and aligned with business objectives while leveraging modern architectures, cloud technologies, AI, automation and digital innovation to improve operational efficiency, user experience and enterprise-wide transformation.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop and drive the Application Development strategy by leading application modernization, establishing architecture standards, promoting cloud and API adoption.
- Evaluating emerging technologies and supporting enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives.
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise applications using C#, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, React, VB.NET and SQL Server.
- Drive migration of legacy .NET Framework applications to modern .NET platforms.
- Refactor applications into scalable, maintainable and service-oriented architectures.
- Establish development standards, coding practices and technical governance frameworks.
- Ensure application scalability, maintainability and long-term sustainability.
- Provide strategic Level 1 and Level 2 support across enterprise applications.
- Lead incident resolution, root cause analysis and problem management activities.
- Manage application deployments, IIS hosting environments, SSL certificates and production support processes.
- Implement monitoring, observability, alerting and health-check frameworks.
- Drive governance, change management, user adoption and operational excellence initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI and intelligent automation across application development and business processes.
- Drive implementation of AI-assisted development, predictive analytics and workflow automation solutions.
- Evaluate emerging technologies to improve productivity, user experience and business outcomes.
- Promote continuous innovation through modern engineering practices and digital technologies.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate or equivalent certification advantageous.
- Microsoft .NET Developer Certification advantageous.
- Certifications in Cloud Architecture, DevOps, AI or Solution Architecture advantageous.
- ITIL Foundation Certification advantageous.
- Agile, Scrum, or Project Management certification.
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise application development, support, systems integration and digital transformation.
- Extensive expertise in C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, React, SQL Server, and Microsoft development technologies.
- Proven experience developing solutions across both legacy .NET Framework and modern .NET (.NET Core/.NET 8) environments.
- Strong experience in application modernization, migration, and technology transformation initiatives.
- Advanced SQL Server development expertise, including performance tuning, database optimization, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and query optimization.
- Proven track record delivering enterprise integration solutions through APIs, middleware, and third-party platforms.
- Experience supporting mission-critical business systems in Manufacturing, Mining, Chemical, FMCG, or similar industries.
- Experience managing cloud-based and on-premise application environments.
- Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, application monitoring, observability, cybersecurity, and governance practices.
Skills
- Enterprise application architecture
- Full-stack software development
- System integration
- Database design and optimization
- Application modernization
- Cloud and DevOps practices
- Technical leadership
- Stakeholder engagement
- Problem solving and analytical thinking
- Project delivery and execution
- Strong communication and decision-making capabilities
- Knowledge
- C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, React
- .NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET 8
- SQL Server architecture and administration
- RESTful API development
- Microservices architecture
- Azure cloud services
- DevOps and CI/CD
- AI-enabled development tools
- Cybersecurity and application governance
- Enterprise architecture principles
- IT service management practices
Key Competencies
- Strategic and innovative mindset
- Collaboration and stakeholder management
- Customer-centric thinking
- Adaptability and continuous learning
- Results-driven execution
- Ability to drive operational excellence in complex environments
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Purpose of the position
- Responsible for Administration support within the business.
Required outputs (functional)
- Compiling and distributing the sales un invoiced report based on documentation received daily.
- Compiling and distributing a schedule of all finished goods into the plant daily.
- Reconciliation of schedules against vendor schedule to ensure all finished goods received balances so that vendor invoices can be processed.
- Attending to request by sales department for any physical documentation that may be required to invoice customers (waybill, despatch notes etc.)
- Ensure that all stock into Umbogintwini for finished products received from vendors is transferred as per the schedule.
- Goods Received Voucher (GRV) of STO for product received into the plant and following up to ensure that the GIT is complete by sales for the GRV to be done to ensure that all inter branch stock movements balance.
- Creation of production stock orders for the plant as per the daily production schedule
- Ensuring there is sufficient stock in the system for sales invoicing
- GRV for stock requisitions for stock issued.
- Preparation for monthly stock counts by ensuring all invoicing is complete or PGI, stock balances to production schedule, ensure all reports required are checked and executed prior to the stock count being created for the plant.
- Investigating and explaining any stock variances.
- Opening of stock counts for plants when requested
- Capturing of Stock Counts
- Reconciliation of all production stock for plant, including raw materials
- GRV of all production stock for all plants and departments
- Ensure all invoices validated on the VIM system are GRV’d and sent for vendor payments to be processed.
- Handle all supplier queries
- Process all intercompany invoices
- Create accrual schedule monthly
- Raise bulk requisitions for all departments
Requirements
Qualifications and expertise required (must)
- Matric / Grade 12
- Accounting qualification
- Experience with accounting software - SAP
- Data entry of financial transactions
- Data entry of financial transactions.
- Invoice preparation, verification and reconciliation.
- Scheduling, correspondence and office coordination.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (spreadsheets, formulas, data tracking)
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Professional verbal and written communication.
- Analytical Skills.
- Understanding of financial documentation (invoices, receipts, statements)
- Knowledge of company financial procedures and controls.
- Microsoft Word and Outlook.
Personal Attributes
Competencies (skills, knowledge and characteristics)
- Communication
- Budgets/cost control
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Purpose of the job:
- To operate RO Plant in accordance with standard operating procedure and client requirements based on quality and quantity. Conducting all activities safely according to OHASA and AECI Water SHEQ requirements.
Required outputs: Functional
- Conduct Safety checks, process pre-start-ups, conduct daily routine inspection
- Operate the plant through SCADA programme and correct deviations accordingly
- Ensure that the handover log sheets is completed accurately.
- Perform analysis on plant water samples as required and report if any deviations.
- Carry out visual inspection, screening, weighing, recording and analysing results from specifications
- Ensure accurate production data is captured in the system
- Basic knowledge of operational machinery
- Comply with governance and compliance policies and procedures, work within established policies, systems, procedures, processes and practices
- Comply with Safety, Health and Environment standards
- Ensure safety and health, sustainability and quality standards are maintained.
- Carry out Visual checks on plant and equipment
- Records data, such as Process Inputs and Process Outputs
- Operation of dosing stations and chemical supply
- Ensure effective shut down and start-up of RO plant.
- Maintain good housekeeping standards on the plant.
- Correct storage of equipment and chemical stock.
- Continuously evaluate plant operations for improvement opportunities
- Do CIP on equipment as required to ensure plant efficiency.
- Manage chemical stock level and accurate monitoring of consumption.
- Be prepared to work overtime or respond to call-outs if and when required
Qualifications and expertise required (Must)
- A minimum qualification of Grade 12/Matric
- Experience in a manufacturing environment would be an advantage
- Ability to concentrate for long periods during repetitive work
- Ability to act quickly when problems arise
- Shift work required
Competencies (skills, knowledge and characteristics)
- Communication Skills
- Safety Awareness
- Problem Solving Skills
- Analytical ability
- Team player
- Attention to detail
- Self-starter (must be able to operate with minimum supervision)
- Flexibility
- Time management skills
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Purpose of the job:
- To enable AECI Water to achieve its yearly growth targets through delivery of profitable and sustainable sales growth and customer retention in Welkom
Location: Welkom, Free State
Required outputs: Functional
- Implementing a region-specific safety strategy based on the principles of ZERO HARM which delivers compliance and behavioural change in the region;
- Responsible for delivering on the regional operating plan and business commitments with regards to ensuring that monthly, quarterly and annual sales budgets are met;
- Creating and executing new business growth strategies that ensures budget achievement and increased market share with a focus on projects that promote achievement of customer’s ESG and sustainability goals;
- Managing account profitability of existing Base Business;
- Mitigating the risk of customer attrition by building effective personal relationships with key senior customer stakeholders, ensuring that all aspects of Business Excellence are correctly applied and customer retention tools are implemented and used to its full effect;
- Leveraging other AECI company relationships where relevant in order to build strategic customer relationships;
- Managing a team of service delivery and operational employees towards achievement of regional budget expectations;
- Utilising AECI Human Capital tools for goal setting, employee development and performance management as well as by personal coaching and training;
- Responsible for living and demonstrating AECI’s BIGGER values.
Qualifications and expertise required (Must)
- Resides in Welkom
- Matric / Grade 12
- Degree or Diploma in commercial/business or technical field with > 5 years’ experience in similar level positions;
- A proven track record of related sales and growth generation achievements;
- Mining / Heavy industry / Process / Engineering expertise and related technical abilities / achievements;
- Extensive knowledge in cooling and boiler water treatment, liquid/solid separation, influent/effluent and membrane technologies;
- Ownership of key strategic relationships in the industry / geography;
- Must have knowledge and experience in Water and Wastewater Treatment systems;
- Must possess a high level of business acumen and understanding of financial management concepts;
- Above average computer skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
- Must be in possession of a valid driver’s licence.
- Proven record in customer Account Management
- Established leadership skills
- Results orientated
- Excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
- Strong interpersonal skills with aptitude for building relationships with professionals of all organizational levels
- Excellent organizational skills
- Proven ability in problem-solving and negotiation
- Customer-centric mind-set
- Analytical thinking.
- Bold and innovative.
- Extensive knowledge in cooling and boiler water treatment, liquid/solid separation, influent/effluent and membrane technologies
- Deadline and result driven
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Purpose of Job
- To ensure that all operations comply with Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality legislation, standards, and company policies, by proactively identifying risks,implementing controls, monitoring performance, and promoting a strong SHEQ culture across the organization.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Implement Group SHEQ strategy
- Maintain company’s total recordable injury rate
- Embedding Life Saving Behaviours (LSB) and Critical Saving Behaviours (CSB)
- Compliance to all applicable legislative requirements
- Contractor management
- Implement and monitor Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies, procedures, and safe work practices
- Identify workplace hazards and conduct risk assessments
- Ensure effective risk control measures are implemented and maintained
- Promote a safe and healthy working environment for employees and contractors
- Investigate incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions
- Conduct root cause analysis and recommend corrective and preventive actions
- Track and monitor closure of incident action plans
- Compile incident reports and communicate lessons learned
- Conduct regular SHEQ inspections and observations at Tenant and contractor sites and compile reports
- Conduct tenant audits
- Manage emergency equipment and G rooms for all Modderfontein AECI Property Services (APS) areas, Chempark and Moddercrest sites
- Participate in Group ad-hoc Committees and Forums on behalf of APS
- Support Site Manager and technical teams of EHS matters
- Monitor SHEQ performance indicators and trends
- Compile monthly and ad‑hoc SHEQ reports
- Monitor contractor compliance with SHEQ requirements including onsite SHE file audit, critical control verifications
- Conduct contractor inductions and site audits
- Support management and employees on SHEQ matters
Qualifications and Experience
- Grade 12 (Matric)
- Diploma or Degree in Safety Management
- Professional Registration such Association of Professional Construction Managers Consultants(APCMC) or South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (SAIOSH)
- 3–5 years’ hands‑on SHEQ experience in a chemical operating environment
Competencies
- Attention to detail
- Communication
- Initiative
- Planning and organising
- Safety Awareness
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Purpose of the Job
- To provide a timeous analytical service to the companies within the Umbogintwini Industrial Complex (UIC) process plants and to external customers to the required standards of precision, accuracy and output, according to predetermined procedures and methods
Roles and Responsibilities
- Organising priorities of work to ensure timeous reporting of results
- Direct contact with Process supervision for immediate reporting of out-of-specification analyses
- Analyses are carried out within the framework of accepted company procedures
- Raw material analysis
- In-process and final product analysis
- Reporting results in the required format timeously as per Sampling, Testing and reporting (STR) schedules
- Retention and disposal of samples
- Carries out investigations and analytical method development
- Maintain a high standard of safety and good housekeeping and routinely carry out SHE audits
- Participate in proficiency testing (PT) schemes
- Actively involved in method validation
- Provide supervision of in-service trainee students (mentoring) which includes, but not limited to, projects (from proposal to completion)
- Submission of data counts for cost recovery
- Maintain equipment in allocated areas
- Calibrations and service of testing equipment
- Preparing of samples to be outsourced to third party Labs
- Reporting non-conformances; initiate nonconformance reports
- Reporting of near misses and incidents
- Reporting results on National on-line platform (where applicable)
Qualifications and Experience
- Grade 12
- National Diploma in Analytical Chemistry (or similar qualification) with at least three years’ practical laboratory experience
- Computer literacy – MS Office suite
- 1 – 3 years working experience
- Knowledge of spectroscopy applications, methods and techniques
- Knowledge of Laboratory Safety Protocols
- Knowledge of SANAS 17025 accreditation system
Key Competencies
- Attention to details
- Analysis and Problem solving
- communication
- Teamwork
- Methodical
- Results oriented
- Ability to multitask
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Purpose of the Job
- To execute Group and AECI Property Services Safety Health and Environment (SHE) Risk strategy and ensures an ever-increasing Safety, Health and Environmental culture exists throughout AECI Property Services – Umbogintwini for employees, customers, visitors, contractors and to a certain degree, to the tenants housed within the Industrial Complex.
- Provide assurance on safety, health., security and risk compliance such as OHS Act, MHI, National Key Points Act, Firearms Control Act and the Rail Safety Act for AECI Property Services
- Develop and implement safety and security operations, policies, procedures, and training to ensure compliance with all Company and/or government operations, policies, and procedures
- Develops and maintains plans to manage significant emergency situations arising from Companies within the Umbogintwini Industrial Complex.
- To develop effectively, SHE and Security risk management and drive continuous improvement towards Zero Harm.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Execute Group and Business Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) strategy
- Influence business leadership and workforce on EHS matters
- Develop plan and Conduct EHS risk assessments
- Monitor and improve effectiveness of EHS related controls
- Provide assurance on SHE workplace and legal compliance
- Conduct incident investigations, root cause analysis and facilitation of learning
- Maintain SHE Management systems (e.g. ISO 45001, ISO 3000 Rail Safety)
- SHE performance monitoring and reporting
- Plan and monitor SHE training
- Manage SHE team performance and budget
- Monitor compliance to legal requirements (National Key Points Act, Disaster Management Act, Major Hazard Installation Regulations and the Rail Safety Act).
- Tenant audits and Inspections
- Critical Control verification for site
- Contractor management
- Standby Duty for the UIC as per the roster
Educational Qualifications and Experience
- Grade 12
- Diploma/degree safety management or NQF equivalent
- 3-5 Years in a Chemical Operating environment
- Must have knowledge of:
- Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act)
- Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (COID) Act
- Major Hazard Installation (MHI) Regulations
- National Key Points Act
- Disaster Management Act
- ISO 45001 SHE Management Systems
- Emergency Management and Business continuity
Competencies
- Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Report writing and SHE performance monitoring
- Strong leadership and Influence
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Emergency response planning and coordination
- Incident investigation and root cause analysis
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Purpose of the job
- To maintain plant and equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Install and maintain all mechanical equipment on the plant.
- Perform routine inspections, repairs and maintenance work on equipment to ensure the maximum availability of equipment for production.
- Maintain Maintenance Connection works orders and Preventive Maintenance Schedules.
- Create site reports and update Maintenance Connection of any Equipment change on site.
- Keep all statutory and non-statutory files and documents up to date at all times.
- Assist Mechanical supervisor with ensuring Pressure Equipment and Process Safety
- Devices are maintained and compliant as per OHSACT – PER.
- Maintain plant above ground storage tanks and ensure compliance.
- Communicates with Team Leaders / Production to arrange preventative maintenance time
- Participate on risk assessments.
- Ensure that all open work permits are closed off at end of shift.
- Perform stand-by duties
- Ensure that all safety standards are maintained.
Qualifications and experience
- Grade 12
- A recognized Mechanical Fitter trade certificate (Red Seal)
- 5+ years’ experience as a qualified artisan including at least two years in a chemical / petrochemical environment.
- Practical and administrative knowledge relating to statutory requirements (OHASA etc.)
- Knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management System.
- Computer Literate – MS Office
- Must be able to work in confined spaces
Competencies
- Teamwork
- Safety awareness
- Problem Solving
- Attention to detail
- Result-driven
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