Lead Fleet Maintenance - Alrode at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• The role is responsible for maintenance of Sasol Energy fuel and lubricants delivery fleet, service vehicles and pool vehicles
• Provide oversight of fleet maintenance workshops and equipment
• Developing and executing on the fleet maintenance strategy
• Leadership of Sasol permanent employees and management of service providers

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities
 Manage maintenance activities by: 

• Establishing relevant maintenance strategies 
• Designing work management system 
• Managing relevant spares strategy 
• Determining appropriate operational limits of assets and equipment 
• Leading technical and safety investigations 
• Maintaining a working environment that is safe and compliant to all legal and statutory requirements 
•  Manage maintenance budget 
• Align annual maintenance plan with business requirements 
• Ensure cost effective spend 
• Ensure cost control 
• Manage open work orders effectively 
• Ensure optimal integrity and preservation of assets 
• Apply Operations Excellence principles 
• Apply appropriate maintenance strategies 
• Technical investigations 
• Root cause analysis 
• Risk based inspections 
• Planning for 1st, 2nd and 3rd party audits 
• Stand in as proxy for Sasol fleet with the department of transport 
•  Service provider management 
•  Ensure contracts are in place with relevant service providers 
• Ensure use of vendor management approved service providers 
• onduct regular service provider performance reviews (SLA’s) 
•  Maintenance feedback and reporting 
• Accurate and on time reporting 
•  Controlling and scheduling of statutory tasks 
•  To manage statutory equipment schedules appropriately • Inform operations timeously of statutory requirements 
•  Legal compliance 
• Identify relevant legislation, procedures, and policies wrt maintenance of vehicles and workshop equipment 
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, procedures and policies

Formal Education

• 4 year relevant engineering University Degree or B Tech/ Diploma

Experience

• 8 relevant years