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Purpose of Job

• Accountable for first line leadership and management of team members to enable the work of self and team members and building their expertise and skills, and deliver frontline team results such as Safety, Production, Maintenance, Quality, Cost and Motivation.

Key Accountabilities

• Planning, control and management of operations/maintenance activity
• Ensure effective execution of operations/maintenance activities
• Ensure maximum task quality and efficiency, and overall effective use of equipment
• Manage and control costs (where allocated budget responsibility is assigned)
• During emergency situations, evaluate the abnormalities and take corrective action as to avoid downtime, equipment damage and/or SHERQ incidents
• Ensure own team adhere to operational/maintenance procedures for people and plant
• Ensure maintenance planning is scheduled optimally to maximise production output
• Take action on first occurrence performance problems, misconduct, disciplinary and grievance cases
• Manage performance of own team
• Ensure sensitisation to diversity in the workplace
• Get results through empowering others to act
• Enable artisans to achieve competence for career progression
• Coaching and technical training of own staff
• Accountable for practical "declaration of competence" of employees to operate the plant
• Ensures team motivation and team wellness
• Lives company values and ensures compliance of team to the values
• Facilitate effective Communication up and down from management and also within own and other stakeholder teams
• Participate in selection of staff (for own team) by being an active member on recruitment panels
• Ensure standard operating procedures are applied
• Ensure compliance to PSM (Process Safety Management)
• Manage certain start-up and shutdown tasks
• Participate (or conduct on own team) in potential deviation analysis (PDA), root cause analysis (RCA) and risk assessments
• Manage execution to work permit system standards and safe work procedures
• Conduct Task Risk Assessments and ensure that team conducts Task Risk
• Assessments (where applicable)
• Ensure compliance to relevant Sasol/Natref procedure, policies, legislation and business processes
• Manages behaviour based safety program
• Ensure adherence to SHERQ legal standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001)and implement SHERQ processes for own area of responsibility
• Ensure that MOC process is followed, and that modified plant/maintenance procedures are implemented by artisans
• Writing and reporting
• Understands customer requirement and ensures product/service meets customer requirements
• Ensure resources (e.g. raw materials, people) are available on site
• Ensure smooth transition of work from own shift to next shift
• Effective interaction with supporting activities e.g. P&SM, technical, engineering
• Identifies and supports inter-dependencies (synergies) with own and other departments within the value chain
• Give input into how to improve overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for the plant
• Continuously applies new ideas/work methods to improve results
• Deals with human resistance to change in own area
• Provide information/assist with projects with technical/support functions
• Avail staff for training and development required due to the change initiative

Formal Education

• Grade 12 with Maths, Science, English AND NQF 4 Occupational Trade Qualification;
• OR NQF 4Qualification -  (with the NQF 4 Occupational Trade Qualification)

Working Experience

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience as an Instruments & Control artisan and identified and measured Leadership competency.

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Purpose of Job

• To operate process equipment and systems at Komatipoort compressor station within the Sasol environment to achieve production requirements in a safe manner.

Key Accountabilities

• Operate processes at Komatipoort compressor station
• Start up and shutdown processes according to standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Operate plant and equipment under normal operating conditions as per SOP’s
• Communicate and assist team members in controlling the plant process
• Perform sampling for quality testing and fault finding purposes
• Perform inspections on equipment (valves, pumps, vessels, etc.)
• Examine equipment and complete safety checklists and procedures to maintain and improve plant stability
• Identify and correct abnormal conditions in the plant
• Commission and de-commission plant equipment and systems (New projects, plant modifications and pre/post maintenance work)
• Adhere to SHERQ standards
• Comply with legal requirements
• Loading and off-loading of hazardous and non-hazardous products/ chemicals
• Execute tasks safely and economically
• Report and respond to incidents, hazardous conditions and/or emergencies
• Identify and report deviations and all unsafe conditions to Foreman
• Loading and prioritization of SAP notifications
• Conduct fault finding and incident investigations
• Adhere to permit to work procedure
• Issue permits (if required) and perform safe making duties
• Conduct basic risk assessments
• Exchange information on process conditions at handover (completion of log sheets)
• Perform overtime and be on shift cover when required
• Complete training as per training matrix requirements
• Maintains good housekeeping and adheres to waste disposal procedures.
• Take lead during emergency exercise / response onsite
• Assists with the review and development of SOP’s
• Conducts on the job coaching of learners and team members
• Work independently
• Work 12-hour shifts
• Give and receive feedback to other disciplines (partners on daily issues).
• Gives input at toolbox talks to improve plant safety.

Formal Education

• Grade 12 with Maths, Science and English / N3 certificate (must)
• NQF4 occupational certificate in Chemical Operations / CPO occupational qualification (must)
• Valid Driver’s license – Min Code 08 (must).

Working Experience

• 2+ years relevant experience in a similar work environment
• PtW issuing competency
• Safety Standby and Gas monitor experience
• OSH Act experience
• Computer literacy

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Purpose of Job

• To contribute to providing administrative support to an allocated team, to promote administrative efficiency in day-to-day operations.

Key Accountabilities

• To perform the following Daily tasks related to the interface in the work management process in the Vehicle service centre;
• Liaising with clients and planning, regarding the scoping, scheduling and receiving of their vehicles;
• Co-ordinate the pre-service and post-service/maintenance inspections with QC in the morning and afternoons;
• Daily walk-down and reporting back on progress of vehicles inside the workshop;
• Liase with the external service provider on the progress of work performed by them;
• Update daily spreadsheets with information regarding vehicle histories and completing daily reports;
• Ensuring smooth process flow between the planners and the internal garage maintenance teams.                                                                                              

Formal Education

• High School / School Diploma or similar

Working Experience

• Experience: 2+ relevant years

Additional Requirements

• Drivers License (code 08 or E)

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Purpose of Job

• Report into the Finance Controlling team and support the three portfolios - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Capital Portfolio Management, Integrated Financial Reporting and Business Building functions.
• The role requires strong Power BI capability, with exposure to AI-enabled tools, to translate business requirements into scalable reporting, analytics and automation solutions that improve decision support and process efficiency across SA Finance Controlling.

Key Accountabilities

• Support monthly capital reporting and active capital management, including rolling capital plan cycles;
• Support stakeholder engagement by preparing capital performance insights and forecast updates for business leaders;
• Develop and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards by preparing data, updating models, and ensuring reports are accurate and fit for use by Financial Controlling teams and other relevant stakeholders;
• Apply AI and automation tools, including Copilot where appropriate, to streamline recurring reporting activities and reduce manual effort;
• Support business users with data and reporting needs by troubleshooting issues, improving data quality, and enabling self-service analytics;
• Identify opportunities to standardise, automate and improve reporting processes across FP&A, Capital Portfolio Management, Business Building and IVC;
• Build trusted working relationships with Finance and business stakeholders to understand reporting pain points and enable practical data solutions;
• Seek prospects for personal growth - implement and track a personal development plan to attain personal performance goals.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor's Degree 

Working Experience

• 6 years relevant experience
• PowerBI experience, data analytics experience, business intelligence, business performance reporting. 

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Purpose of Job

• To provide coaching and guidance to personnel in order to create high performance teams capable of reaching targets related to mining operations and activities, in a safe manner.
• To execute statutory duties according to relevant Mining regulation.

Key Accountabilities

• Carries out on a day to day basis planning, organizing, control and leadership that ensure that departments KPIs are met to produce safe coal by ensuring tons / cm / shift.
• Availability of Equipment Downtime / shift / MTTF /MTTR (infrastructure and inspection equipment) Adherence to Overhaul / maintenance program – plan vs. actual Implements operational projects, ensures operating compliance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP in appointed area of responsibility).
• Ensures adherence to Operating principles and legislation.
• Compliance to governance bodies (standardization committees) SOP / COP implementation and adherence.
• Ensures availability of spares, equipment and resources required to ensure optimal precautions, including governance of Electronic time keeping.
• Total cost of ownership (TCO) Electronic time keeping system adherence.
• Provides first line solutions to employees reporting to him / her on any technical related problem Problems resolved.
• Failure trend analysis and root cause elimination.
• Support departments to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility Rand per ton (R/t, Tons per CM per shift (t/cm/shift) Volumes vs. monthly TQF (Including Quality).
• Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget.
• Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs. target.
• Ensure best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain required RCR.
• SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings, % outstanding actions on findings) Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR.
• Provide on the job training, coaching and career development.
• Training days for department.
• Planned Task observations.
• Coaching of employees Engagement of employees.

Formal Education

• National Senior Certificate / N3 Certificate (Mathematics, Physical Science & English) 
• Blasting Certificate for Fiery Mines
• Gas testing Certificate, Competant A, First Aid
• Valid red Ticket

Working Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years
• SAP experience

Licenses

• Valid RSA Drivers’ license 

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Purpose of Job

• An Artisan supports production by providing effective equipment maintenance and reliability while adhering to procedures/codes, and utilising all available support resources to increase stability and maintain sustainability of the plant.

Key Accountabilities
Instrumentation

• Maintaining and calibrating instrumentation.
• Maintaining and calibrating control valves.
• Calibrate and replace transmitters.

Control Systems ( YOKOGAWA, SIEMANS)

• Participate in the maintenance of Control Systems
• Conduct fault finding/diagnostics
• Alarm management
• Basic Software engineering & configuration
• Maintain plant DCS hardware
• Maintain and do fault finding on Modbus

Alarm and Trip management

• Perform in Alarm and Trip tests

Plant Emergency Shutdown (ESD) (SIS) (HIMA)

• Maintain ESD systems and function
• Outline the purpose of cause and effect diagrams

Hazardous Area Management

• Conduct inspections on classified equipment and logging of deviations
• Conduct repairs and replacements on classified equipment

Work management system

• Understand and use the plant maintenance documentation system
• Understand planning work management system
• SAP experience will be an advantage

Formal Education

• Matric with Maths and Science or N3 Maths, Science and English
• NQF4 Qualification in Instrumentation
• Valid driver’s licence
• Trade Qualification (Red Seal) - Must

Working Experience

• Experience: 2+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• Provide first line (operational) assurance to the Cybersecurity team by verifying that security controls are properly designed and operating effectively across core security domains. The role designs and performs control monitoring, testing, gathers evidence and reports objective outcomes against Sasol's IT Critical Cybersecurity Controls (CIS v8.1 mapped to NIST CSF 2.0) and related policies/standards enabling timely remediation and demonstrable compliance. This role is positioned within the Sasol cybersecurity team to drive governance, control monitoring and compliance.
• This role focuses on IT security domains only and does not include OT control checks.

Key Accountabilities
Control design assurance

• Validate control design against internal standards and policies (e.g., AD/Entra ID, PAM, SOC logging, firewall hygiene), raising design gaps and concessions where needed.
• Translate enterprise control objectives (CIS/NIST CSF) into testable control statements and SOPs for first line checks across identity, endpoint, network, data protection, logging/monitoring, and incident response.
• Embed doer–checker separation for high-risk activities; ensure evidence trails meet internal and external assurance expectations.

Operating effectiveness & continuous monitoring

• Plan and execute control tests (periodic and continuous), collecting Outcome-Driven Metrics (ODMs) for the Cyber Safety Score dashboard.
• Operate configuration/compliance scans and related health checks to detect baseline drift and control exceptions.
• Coordinate detective control coverage checks (e.g., SIEM use-case health, log onboarding completeness) to assure alert efficacy.

Evidence, reporting & governance

• Maintain auditable evidence packs mapped to each control/safeguard and to the control library.
• Produce clear monthly assurance reports highlighting control status, exceptions, risks, and remediation progress for Cyber leadership and Combined Assurance forums.

Issue/exception handling and risk response

• Drive remediation tracking with control owners; log and monitor risk responses and concessions per the Cybersecurity Risk Response process.
• Support SOX/ITGC sustainment by aligning first-line checks to key access/change/configuration controls and collating compensating-control evidence where needed.

Stakeholder collaboration (2nd/3rd line)

• Partner with GRC/Compliance (2nd line) and Internal Audit (3rd line) to share first-line results, close findings, and reduce repeat issues via design improvements and SOP updates.

Technical Skill

• Frameworks/Controls: NIST CSF 2.0; CIS Controls v8.1; ISO/IEC 27001
• IAM & PAM; Network & Perimeter Security; Endpoint/Server Protection
• Security Logging & Monitoring; Incident Response linkage
• Change & Configuration Management; configuration baseline drift detection and evidence capture
• Data Security & Protection; backup/recovery verification

Formal Education

• 3–4 year relevant degree (Information Security / Computer Science / Risk / Audit) or equivalent

Formal Experience

• 6 years experience in cybersecurity operations or control monitoring/assurance across cybersecurity domains.

Certification & Professional Membership
One or more of the following will be  advantageous:

• Security Operations / Controls: CompTIA Security+, (ISC)² SSCP, CCSP, CISA,CISSP
• Governance/Standards: ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor
• Microsoft Security/IAM: SC-200, SC-300, SC-100, AZ-500
• PAM/IAM: vendor certifications (e.g., CyberArk, Omada)
• SOX compliance certifications

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Purpose of Job

• To test or modify developmental or operational mechanical / electro-mechanical machinery or control equipment in Natref plants or  to maintain them in the best possible condition.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality, quantity and due dates.Conduct basic processing and reporting.Perform all tasks cost consciously.Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards. Cost awareness and control.
• Awareness, focus and control of cost / budget. Independently gather information and data accumulation.
• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality, quantity and due dates.Manage complex schedules and communicate possible delays in meeting deadlines.
• Resource utilization and efficiency.Optimizes and control resources effectively.Independently implement solutions based on cost awareness.
• Ensure optimal resource utilization.Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards.
• Achieve safety and risk objectives. Apply safety in all practices, specifically project planning and execution.
• Ensure safe project execution and implement safe work procedures. Understand the company vision and values.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values.Personal development and effectiveness.
• Improve own skills and knowledge.Take ownership for personal improvement and skills development.
• Apply the learning experience at the workplace.Agree and review personal performance goals and the achievement thereof.
• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked.Set and work towards own performance targets and goals as per personal performance agreement.
• Update performance goals and performance agreement regularly.Agree and review personal performance goals and the achievement thereof.
• Plan, organize, control and report own work.Ensure work is completed as planned.Manage own work planning and delivery according to targets.
• Policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods: application and compliance.Review compliance and follow up against the standards and objectives.Develop suitable technical proposals based on practical and theoretical knowledge.
• Apply and comply with all legal and company standards, procedures and methods.Problem solving and decision making.
• Resolve work obstacles and issues positively and quickly.Demonstrates good understanding of customer needs.
• Build customer relationships in order to understand their needs.Share key information and ideas or learning with customers and teams.Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers.
• Project a positive image of the department.Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers.
• Practice effective manager and peer working relationships.Team and colleague communication.
• Demonstrate effective listening and communication skills when dealing with colleagues.Continuous improvement Improve present way of doing work by continuously asking questions.Makes suggestions to optimise equipment, systems and processes.
• Share and implement new ideas regarding work.

Formal Education & Minimum Experience

• Matric/N3 with Maths, English & Physical Science AND
• Minimum 4 years’ experience and National Diploma Mechanical Engineering

OR

• Minimum 3 years’ experience and Btech Mechanical Engineering

OR

• Minimum 6 - 7 years’ experience and Btech Mechanical Engineering

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Purpose of Job

• Strategic Value Delivery (SVD) delivery relies on robust reporting, analytical models, tracking systems, and decision-support tools to enable effective management insight and decision-making.  This role is a key enabler of these capabilities, providing the design, development, and maintenance of models, decision support capabilities and strategic tracking and reporting systems for SVD, the broader Strategy and Sustainability team and other Business Building, Strategy and Technology (BBST) teams. Provides portfolio analytics, strategic insights and decision-support capabilities that enable effective strategic planning, portfolio prioritisation, resource allocation and performance management across Strategy & Sustainability and BBST. Supports strategic initiative roadmap development and status tracking and plays a key role in consolidating business reporting and portfolio assessment. Drives innovation for digitisation within the Strategic Value Delivery and broader Strategy and Sustainability team. Provides analytical support and opportunity assessment for programmes managed by SVD.

Key Accountabilities

Portfolio Reporting, Tracking & Digitalisation

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define reporting requirements and serve as the primary interface with the digitisation team to drive reporting, tracking and continuous improvement capabilities.
• Lead the development and maintenance of strategic initiative roadmap tracking dashboards, KPIs and performance management tools, leveraging enterprise systems and data visualisation platforms (e.g. Azure, Power BI) to provide portfolio visibility, performance insights and decision support.
• Lead the process of coordinating, collating and compiling relevant data for the strategic initiatives and their roadmaps and proof points as input into corporate reporting – develop appropriate methods and processes to ensure auditable inputs and results verification.

Stakeholder Engagement & Capability Building

• Facilitate discussions/workshops with stakeholders across the impacted universe to gather inputs, align requirements and support the development, rollout and adoption of portfolio reporting and dashboard tools.
• Be the subject matter expert for portfolio reporting and dashboard tools, providing guidance, training and user support across the organisation, while establishing appropriate processes and controls to ensure auditable inputs, data integrity and results verification.

Portfolio Analytics and Decision Support

• Develop and maintain analytical models, forecasting tools and decision-support capabilities to support strategic planning, portfolio prioritisation, resource allocation, portfolio optimisation and business decision-making. Generate portfolio insights through data analysis, scenario assessment and performance evaluation to support leadership decision-making and delivery of strategic objectives.

 Portfolio Assessment & Governance

• Support the Strategic Value Delivery team with portfolio assessment, portfolio management and governance processes
• Support development of business and governance processes to enable delivery of the strategic ambition, roadmaps and targets.

Portfolio Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Produce and maintain key portfolio documents, reports and governance artefacts, ensuring high-quality communication of portfolio performance, insights and decisions.
• Apply and promote document management and control best practices across Strategic Value Delivery,
• Coach and develop team members to strengthen reporting, analytical and portfolio management capabilities.

Formal Education

• 3-4 year relevant university degree

Working Experience

• 6 years

Required Personal/Professional Skills

• Analytics: The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics
• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something
• Continuous Process Improvement: The methodology followed for increasing the effectiveness and/or efficiency of a business process, often through automation.
• Critical reasoning: The action of critically thinking about something in a logical, sensible way and taking all factors into consideration.
• Data Management: Knowledgeable of the theory, purpose, architecture and design of the management, administration and relationships of the organization's data.
• Execution capability: The underlying ability to execute a strategy/project or day to day work
• Problem Solving: Is a step-by-step process of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a series of solutions until the problem is solved. In involves critical thinking, analysis and persistence.
• Project Coordination: Knowledge and experience with Project Coordination is planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a objective this include an administrative, liaison and support role that supports one or more projects. Usually used during smaller non-capital projects.
• Reporting: The ability to access information from databases, forms, and other sources, and prepare reports according to requirements.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting
• Verbal Communications: Any exchange of words, either written or spoken, used to transmit information
• Written Communications: Sending of messages, orders or instructions in writing through letters, circulars, manuals, reports, telegrams, office memos, bulletins, etc. It is a formal method of communication and is less flexible

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Purpose of Job

• Provide technical support by the independent formulation of a technical approach, data assimilation, assessment, interpretation and contextualisation for a portfolio of plant support activities and projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Consistently deliver solutions which contributes to business results and improved competitiveness. Independent idea generation. Work independently, know when to seek assistance. Solve problems on
• Consistently deliver solutions which contribute to business results and improved competitiveness.
• Independent idea generation. Work independently, know when to seek assistance. Solve problems on related BU level and impacted value chains. Provide solutions which are aligned to business unit goals and values. Deliver quality cost- effective solutions on time and within risk parameters. Monitor the performance of the plant and implemented solutions. Accept and implement advice 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. Data assimilation, assessment, interpretation and contextualisation for a portfolio of plant support activities and projects.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviors in agreement with the Sasol Values
• Monitors plant units against established criteria, reports on observed deviations and collaborates with shift management to correct such operational deviations. Ensures alignment across shift teams on correction of deviations and improved operating procedures.
• Investigates operational improvement opportunities, proposes plans to management (shift and area manager production,  lead engineer) and implements in collaboration with production teams.
• Investigate incidents (SHE, production, equipment failure/loss in performance, process condition and product quality deviation) using established Sasol RCA processes and as part of a team. Implement recommendations for operating procedure or plant systems as directed.
• Investigate process improvements and propose modifications to resolve defined problems or exploit improvement opportunities.
• Implement designed solutions as part of the project team, take responsibility for business track deliverables in operating systems update, training of artisans, updating of engineering records, commissioning of plant systems. Prepares professional reports on findings and recommendations and issues to management as part of the plant knowledge management process.
• Implement plant modifications assigned in accordance with the procedures of the MOC process and ensure full update of plant engineering documentation and proper close-out of modifications under your control.
• Supports the execution of improvement initiatives in the production environment to improve productivity, adherence to operating controls and procedures, process artisan competence and skills levels, monitoring and reporting of plant performance measures.
• Participates and contributes to plant improvement and governance studies, e.g. RCA's, RBI studies, Incident investigations, etc.
• Responsible to compile and distribute plant performance reports.
• Perform production standby duties if declared competent and experienced to do so.
• Collects plant data and evidence to supplement DCS and data historian information for problem analysis work. Escalates problem investigation to technical support level if a solution and correction of the problem cannot be achieved within one day.
• Take ownership for personal improvement and skills development.

Formal Education

• BTech University Bachelors Degree (South Africa)
• Higher/Advanced Diploma (South Africa) in Engineering: Chemical

Working Experience

• Experience: 5+ relevant years