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Purpose of Job

• To operate basic mechanical /electro-mechanical equipment and machines, and carry out routine tasks following strict, detailed instructions to meet performance targets.

Key Accountabilities

• Proven competence in pre-identified areas per discipline of the plant/mine/equipment/systems.
• Understand and use the plant maintenance documentation system
• Understand planning work management system.
• Relevant plant/mine specific/basic process knowledge (defined per discipline).
• Compliance of Safety Management Systems e.g. IMS, MBO, etc.
• Able to apply emergency procedures.
• Read, interpret, and implement task risk assessment.
• Hazard identification/task risk assessments.
• Participates in daily morning meetings to discuss work assignments.
• Support the goals and vision of the business by meeting deadlines.
• Provides adequate feedback to supervisor on work progress.
• Participates in root cause analyses, and provides feedback to RCA teams.
• Participates in risk assessments according to legislation and company requirements to improve safety.
• Maintains good housekeeping and adheres to waste disposal procedures.
• Share knowledge with junior artisans in known environment/context.
• Participates in quarterly performance appraisal with group leader to improve personal development.
• Identifies personal training and development needs, and incorporates into PDP with group leader's approval.
• Lead by example (walks the talk).
• Assists with the development of works instructions to develop a higher level of staff competency.
• Take the lead in team efforts/tasks.
• Able to act as group leader (if appropriate to career path).
• Contribute to overall maintenance strategy and direction.
• Mentor learners/artisans informally.
• Conducts My IMS (physical inspections to maintain and improve plant sustainability).
• Work effectively in a team.
• Attends and interacts in PDAs and RCAs to improve plant safety and stability.
• Provides adequate feedback to group leader or planning officer on work progress.
• Ensures the correct history feedback is captured to improve renewals/ upgrades and critical spares are replaced.
• Gives input at toolbox talks to improve plant safety.

Formal Education

• Matric/N3 with Maths, English & Physical Science
• Occupational Trade Qualification (Mechanical Red Seal)

Working Experience

• Experience: 3+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• To oversee the engineering maintenance processes within the appointed area of responsibility to enable various mining teams to reach production targets within the principles of QCDSM

Key Accountabilities

• Manage and carry out engineering and maintenance strategies and overhaul plans on a day to day basis that ensure that departments KPI's are met deliver maintenance, if and when to replace / repair equipment 
• Manage maintenance cost vs R/t in appointed area Maintenance budget 
• Ensure availability of equipment by effectively managing downtime / shift / MTTF / MTTR (infrastructure and inspection equipment) 
• Ensure adherence to maintenance programme 
• Implements operational projects, ensures engineering compliance, develops and implements engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP in appointed area of responsibility. 
• Ensures adherence to Engineering principles and legislation. 
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardisation committees) SOP / COP implementation and adherence 
• Assess economics / engineering viability of no major engineering business cases and provides specific, inspection expertise and coaching
• Manage delivery against OE initiatives 
• Carry out condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility.
• Compliance to Condition monitoring program schedules. 
• Conduct failure trend analysis and root cause elimination 
• Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations (backlog) 
• Support departments to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility. 
• Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget. 
• Ensure best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain required RCR. 
• Ensure SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings, % outstanding actions on findings) Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR 
• Ensure the effective recruitment, training, coaching and career development 
• Manage vacancy rates against staff establishment (vacancies incl.
• Absence due to TSD / PSD, AWOP, Successors for critical positions) 
• Manage team bearing in mind key role turnover rate vs. industry average, absenteeism, employee engagement and enablement score (%, Tons/man/year, Monthly bonus targets) training days for department Planned Task observations

Formal Education

• National Senior Certificate / N3 with Mathematics, Physical Science and English
• Electro Mechanic Trade Certificate

Certificates

• Flameproof Certificate
• Gas Testing Certificate

Licence

• A valid Drivers License

Working Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• Maintenance Operator Mechanical supports the Mechanical Maintenance team by providing effective equipment maintenance assistance and reliability while adhering to procedures/codes, to increase stability and maintain sustainability of equipment.

Key Accountabilities

• Apply and maintain safety in a working environment
• Participates in root cause analyses, and provides feedback to RCA teams
• Carries out work according to planning
• Participates in daily morning meetings to discuss work assignments
• Provides adequate feedback to supervisor on work progress
• Applies and adheres to safety standards and requirements to support safety
• Maintains good housekeeping and adheres to waste disposal procedures
• Identifies faults by using applicable methods to ensure equipment availability
• Attends training courses and seminars as per training matrix to improve competency and skills
• Identifies personal training and development needs, and incorporates into PDP with group leader approval
• Support the goals and vision of the business by meeting deadlines
• Performs plant inspections, and repairs as required to ensure equipment reliability
• Provides adequate feedback to customers on work progress
• Conducts My IMS inspections to maintain and improve plant sustainability
• Ensures the correct history feedback is captured to improve renewals/upgrades and critical spares are replaced
• Attends and interacts in toolbox talks to improve plant safety
• Attends and interacts in PDAs and RCAs to improve plant safety and stability
• Spot continuous improvement opportunities in own work area

Formal Education

• Matric/N3 with Maths, English & Physical Science
• CHIETA NQF Level 2 (Mechanical)

Working Experience

• Experience: 1 - 2+ relevant years

Licenses

• Drivers License

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Programme:

• Learnerships are learning programmes that require on the job learning supported by structured or institutional learning.

Learnership opportunities are available in the following fields:

• Mechanical Fitter
• Instrumentation
• Electrician
• Chemical Plant Operator

Minimum Requirements:
A completed National Senior Certificate or equivalent with a pass in: 

• Technical Mathematics/Mathematics 
• English/Business English 
• Technical/Physical Science

Core Elements:

• Participate in Learnership programme and successfully complete assessment process;
• Participate in all required work-place readiness activities and exercises
   

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Purpose of Job

• Be able to perform all artisan functions related to instrument mechanical equipment maintenance and refurbishment, operations support and fault finding.

Key Accountabilities

• Understand and use the plant maintenance documentation system
• Understand planning work management system
• Relevant plant/mine specific/basic process knowledge (defined per discipline)
• Compliance of Safety Management Systems e.g. IMS, MBO, etc.
• Able to apply emergency procedures
• Read, interpret, and implement task risk assessment
• Hazard identification/task risk assessments
• Participates in daily morning meetings to discuss work assignments
• Support the goals and vision of the business by meeting deadlines
• Provides adequate feedback to supervisor on work progress
• Participates in root cause analyses, and provides feedback to RCA teams
• Participates in risk assessments according to legislation and company requirements to improve safety
• Maintains good housekeeping and adheres to waste disposal procedures
• Share knowledge with junior artisans in known environment/context
• Participates in quarterly performance appraisal with group leader to improve personal development
• Identifies personal training and development needs, and incorporates into PDP with group leader's approval
• Lead by example (walks the talk)
• Assists with the development of works instructions to develop a higher level of staff competency
• Take the lead in team efforts/tasks
• Able to act as group leader (if appropriate to career path)
• Contribute to overall maintenance strategy and direction
• Mentor learners/artisans informally
• Conducts My IMS (physical inspections to maintain and improve plant sustainability)
• Work effectively in a team
• Attends and interacts in PDAs and RCAs to improve plant safety and stability
• Provides adequate feedback to group leader or planning officer on work progress
• Ensures the correct history feedback is captured to improve renewals/ upgrades and critical spares are replaced
• Gives input at “toolbox talks” to improve plant safety

Formal Education

• Minimum: Grade 12 with Maths, Science and English literacy & NQF 4 Instrument trade test certificate (Red Seal)
• Driver’s license (code 08)
• Driver license (code 14) (wish)

Working Experience

• 3 years’ experience as a qualified Instrument artisan
• SAP experiences a must
• Computer literate
• Knowledge of process plant
• Knowledge of pipeline (strong wish)
• Sound knowledge of Sasol’s permit RSA

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Purpose of Job

• Develop and manage the Stakeholder engagement plan to include stakeholder mapping,influences, reporting on stakeholder issues and conduct research on critical stakeholder issues to support the business.

Key Accountabilities

• Plan and execute meetings on behalf of internal business stakeholders
• Follow-up and report on the outcomes of stakeholder engagements with respective business owners in the Energy business
• Ensure quarterly reporting on stakeholder activities submitted to Stakeholder Manager on a regular basis as agreed highlighting key and important issues to be highlighted to the business
• Design and initiate internal and external communication solutions to the Energy Business stakeholders.
• Develop messaging and content for business and projects in line with identified audiences and available resources.
• Provide crisis communication support to protect Sasol’s reputation in the region.
• Test the appropriateness of existing channels for solutions and develop alternate ones where alignment with targeted audiences and resources is required.
• Support the Energy Business stakeholders with the production of a range of internal and external publications, photography, and videography.
• Design, plan, and execute events, sponsorships and exhibitions in line with the Energy business plan and deliverables.
• Support the Energy business to promote the Sasol brand through available communication platforms and mediums.
• Reputation Management – identify opportunities to enhance, promote and/or protect the Sasol brand through available platforms and mediums.
• Support the full use of scope of service and delivery within the budget and coordinate with all functions and business units to ensure alignment.
• Incorporate expert knowledge, benchmarking, feedback, and advice to improve project delivery and enhance business performance.
• Liaison with all offices, service, and support functions.

Formal Education

• Relevant University Degree

Working Experience

• 6+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• To supervise all aspects of shift/plant operations to ensure performance targets are achieved in compliance with safety policies.
• To supervise housekeeping of work area and identify workplace hazards and risks to ensure that mining operations are done in a correct and safe manner.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that work standards are met according to quantity and due dates.
• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality standards & compliance
• Shift inspections, Daily inspections on equipment.
• Awareness, focus and control of cost / budget.
• POLC (planning, organizing, lead and Control.).
• Optimizes and control resources effectively.
• General housekeeping and cleaning. (keys ; General site work)
• Rod handling.
• Cement and betonies mixing.
• Spares order for site.
• Assist driller in control room.
• Writing shift report.
• Assist the driller plotting and updating the driller and geology map.
• Operating the machine by tripping in and out of the hole
• Must be able to take over responsibility from the driller from time to time.
• Serve as the Snr Drilling Assistant.
• Must be able to make his own decisions.
• Specific Kips as agreed to in the business unit.
• Support the drilling superintendent in his duties and take over from him time to time.
• Site establishment and rehabilitation.
• Inspection service provider rigs.
• Writing month end report.
• Manage others.
• Achieve safety and risk objectives.
• As per legal and SHE requirements (QCDSM and specific Kips agreed upon in the business unit.).
• Understand the company vision and values.
• Improve own skills and knowledge.
• Agree and review personal performance goals and the achievement thereof.
• Plan, organize, control and report own work.
• Ensure work is completed as planned.
• Policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods: application and compliance.
• Review compliance and follow up against the standards and objectives.
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Resolve work obstacles and issues positively and quickly.
• Build customer relationships in order to understand their needs.
• Project a positive image of the department.
• Internal customer feedback.
• Understands the mines need and application of product of customer.
• Understand mine requirements and ensure product/services meets mine requirements.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers.
• Effective working relationship with manager, peers, team members.
• Effective networking and liaison with technical, engineering and financial departments.
• Team and colleague communication.
• Demonstrate effective listening and communication skills when dealing with colleagues.
• Ensure transition of work own shift to next shift.
• Feedback from other shifts.
• Improve present way of doing work by continuously asking questions.
• Share and implement new ideas regarding work.

Formal Education

• BTech University Bachelors Degree (South Africa)
• Higher/Advanced Diploma (South Africa)

Certificate

• Blasting Certificate
• Mine Overseer Certificate

Working Experience

• Experience: 2+ relevant years