Section Engineer at Sasol

About The Role / Purpose Of The Job

• Ensuring profitability by coordinating maintenance resources and personnel for the appointed area to ensure that production machines and equipment are available to sustain continuous production of coal and meet production targets at the lowest possible cost. This is to be executed within the principles of QCDSM
• Carries a 2.13.3.1 legal appointment for the mine

Functional Outputs

• (Safe Production) – Ensure engineering maintenance strategies and overhaul plans are implemented that will optimise sweating of assets to reduce total cost of ownership – deliver maintenance, if and when to replace / repair equipment
• Maintenance cost vs R/t in appointed area
• Maintenance budget – actual vs. budget
• Availability of Equipment Downtime / shift / MTTF /MTTR (infrastructure and in-section equipment)
• Adherence to Overhaul / maintenance program – plan vs. actual
• Implement and monitor operational projects, ensures engineering compliance (COP), develops and manages engineering Standard Operating Procedures
• (SOP) in appointed area of responsibility.
• Adherence to Engineering principles and legislation (i.e. MM07)
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardisation committees)
• SOP / COP implementation and adherence
• Assess economics / engineering viability of non-major engineering business cases and provides specific, in-section expertise and coaching
• Total cost of ownership (TCO)
• % delivery against OE initiatives
• Implement, monitor and ensure compliance to condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility
• Compliance to Condition monitoring program schedules
• Failure trend analysis and root cause elimination
• Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations (backlog)
• Safe Production – Support mine 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), Reserve utilisation %
• Volumes vs. monthly TQF (Including Quality) and vs. annual budget, % ash, % fines
• Illima tons as % of budget
• (Finance) – Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget. Identify potential future budget requirements.
• Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs. target
• (SHE) – Accountability to implement the strategy strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.
• SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings), % outstanding actions on findings
• Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR
• Incidents, dust overexposure, noise overexposure, water releases
• Long term resource planning – Recruitment, training and career development
• Vacancy rates vs. Staff Establishment (vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD / PSD), AWOP, Successors for critical positions
• Key role turnover rate vs. industry average, absenteeism, employee engagement and enablement score (%), Tons/man/year, Monthly bonus targets
• Mining charter, WIM and SLP commitments vs actual, training days

Please Note

• In line with Sasol’s commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.
• In addition to a pre-employment medical examination, some positions may require a physical fitness assessment as part of the normal selection criteria.

Minimum Qualifications And Experience Required

• Valid drivers license and own transport
• B.Eng/B.Sc Eng: 2 years relevant Engineering/Maintenance experience in mining industry OR
• B.Tech (Eng): 3 years relevant Engineering/Maintenance experience in mining industry OR
• Diploma in Engineering: 5 years total relevant Engineering/Maintenance experience in mining industry
• All the above MUST be accompanied with a Government Certificate of Competence (GCC)
• PR Certified Engineer will be advantageous.

Key Competencies Required
Functional / Technical

Major challenges/Problem solving

• Supporting the mine in delivering on safe production within the budgeted allowances for engineering maintenance , balancing production targets with maintenance practices
• In-depth knowledge of, as well as application of various sets of legal requirements, engineering principles
• Influx of new technology that requires highly skilled workforce to manage the complexity

Operating Environment

• This position has a 2.13.3.1 legal appointment and is accountable for the engineering solutions and governance within the area of appointment at a mine within a highly regulated industry
• Remote locations, Equipment and infrastructure are underground and may be located over a wide area, the availability must be managed to ensure production targets are met
• It is a highly unionized environment (multi-unions) and engagement with both unions and employees are critical
• Complex interfaces with contractors and suppliers also exits
• Information from various sources needs to be analyzed, interpreted and integrated to make trade-off decisions in the best interest of the area of responsibility