Job Opportunities at Sasol

Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Provide administrative/secretarial services to the Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) RSA management team thereby also assumes responsibility for general departmental management. Play a vital part in the administration and smooth-running of the team. Provide high level support services that impact the effectiveness of the managers and functional area.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Provide administrative support to the ESD RSA region (Head of ESD, Manager Funding, Manager Projects, ESD Manager RSA region and Manager Enablement) to ensure effective and efficient operations.
• Book meetings and take minutes.
• Perform due diligence & ITC checks and provide reports to Specialists
• Document Control/ Management.
• Responsible for coordinating and scheduling Credit Committee meetings
• Compile Credit Committee packs and take minutes
• Register and deregister all Siyakha' s assets and manage title ownership of moveable assets funded by the Trust;
• Ensure that beneficiaries have valid insurance policies in place and are ceded to Siyakha etc.; and
• Responsible for attending to the Service Now Calls that relate to Linkage invite requests, send Linkage registration link to SMEs and close the call on the Service Now system.
• Responsible for general area / department and is the team’s expert in methods and tasks efficiencies.
• Operates within relatively standardised guidelines from superior/ s regarding what is required and how it is to be done.
• Constantly interacts with people in dealing with day-to-dat effectiveness of delivery.
• Duties performed may include preparation of documents and reports, the use of office technology, compiling records, organizing and maintaining files, posting information, greeting/referring/assisting visitors/clients/staff/others, mail distribution, and photocopying.
• Delivers on time and within required standards. Deals with immediate and relatively short-term issues with procedural routine thinking challenges.
• Using a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, etc., to produce correspondence and documents and maintain presentations, records, spreadsheets and databases.
• Devises and maintains an effective paper-based filing system, where required for the team.
• Completes forms in accordance with company procedures

Formal Education

• National Diploma (NQF 6) in Business Administration or similar

Min Experience

• 3+ relevant years

Competencies

• Agility: Way of planning and doing work in which it is understood that making changes as they are needed is an important part of the job and that small but continuous improvement with a comprehensive view delivered frequently is more important than a final deliverable at end state which potential could be late or not meet the customer expectation.
• Flexibility: Characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements.
• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something
• Customer Focus: A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of customers and clients, anticipating their needs, remaining sensitive to customers while performing services for them, responsive to customer needs.
• 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.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correction
• Business Acumen: An intuitive and applicable understanding of how a company or unit makes money. Displays a thorough understanding of what drives profitability.  Maintains a market-focused approach to business.  Keeps an overall big picture understanding of the business and its interrelationships enabling a person to make better business decisions.  The ability to make good business judgments and quick decisions in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.
• Partnership Leadership: Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes. Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries.
• Reporting: The ability to access information from databases, forms, and other sources, and prepare reports according to requirements.
• Situational Leadership: The ability to effectively deal with a variety of situations and circumstances that arise unexpectedly and requiring management action.

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• A Process Controller operates process equipment and systems for a specific plant / unit within the Natref environment to achieve production requirements in a safe manner

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Participate in emergency preparedness exercise
• Perform routine inspection on safety equipment
• Conduct BBS Observations
• Perform effective shift handover
• Electrical isolation of equipment
• Ensure correct procedures are followed when preparing equipment for maintenance
• Assist with production isolations (Vessel entry on tanks)
• Performing gas test for vessel entries and Hot work
• Mixing process chemicals
• Handling of process chemicals
• Compilation of shift log
• Participate in INVOCOM
• Participate in IMS and safety inspections
• Participate in incident / accident prevention
• Report all deviations
• Clean plant / ensure plant is cleaned
• Monitor and report on an emergency preparedness exercised
• Perform tasks on equipment as per signed off Career Guide
• Successfully complete permit training
• Perform level standby
• Participate in potential deviation analysis (PDA, root cause analysis) (RCA and risk assessments)
• Apply SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure)
• Follow modified plant procedures after implementation
• Apply PSM standards (Process Safety Management)
• Participate in start-up and shutdown
• Adhere to permit to work procedure
• Adherence to SHERQ standards (ISO, ASHAS and implemented) SHERQ processes
• Actively involved in behaviour-based safety program on shift
• Support the alignment of work (e.g. maintenance, Technical department
• Participate in resolution of performance problems
• Utilize resources e.g. raw materials, people that are available on site
• Support diversity in the workplace
• Coaching and technical training of fellow workers
• Accountable for own competence on plant
• Plan own progression through the career path
• Manage own performance
• Get results through empowering others to act
• Live company values and ensures compliance of team to the values
• Contribute to team motivation and wellness
• Understand customer requirements and ensures product / services meets customer requirements
• Effective networking and liaison with P&SM, technical, engineering and financial departments
• Identifies and supports interdependencies (synergies with own and other departments)
• Ensure transition of work from own shift to next shift
• Support drive for overall equipment effectiveness (OEE of the plant)
• Apply new ideas / work methods to improve results
• Provide information / assist with projects with technical / support functions
• Assist with implementation of organisational change initiatives within own team

Formal Education

• Matric/ Grade 12 with Maths & Science
• NQF2 Occupational Trade Qualification (Chemical)

Min Experience

• 3+ relevant years

Certification & Professional Membership

• None

Competencies 

• Execution capability: The underlying ability to execute a strategy/project or day to day work
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting
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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Primary role of Piping Inspector is to ensure compliance to the PER (REGULATIONS 11 (1) (e) and all relevant Health and Safety standards on all Piping and Piping systems.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Accountable as part of the NATREF Inspection Authority which is charged (as contemplated in the Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER) and (OSHA Act)) with the following responsibilities: - Legal accountability for manufacturing, modification and repair inspections of all pressure vessels, steam generators,  storage tanks and piping at NATREF, as well as other satellite sites not in the Secunda area) to ensure the required integrity of the said equipment and process plants in support of the business needs.
• Accountable as part of the NATREF Inspection Authority to ensure code compliance to the reverent Health and Safety standard or supporting NATREF and SASOL Specification requirements, to support the safe continued operation of pressure vessels, steam generators, storage tanks and piping inspection so that frequencies can be maintained by the NATREF Inspection Authority for periods in excess of 36 months
• Piping Inspector will coordinate Wall Thickness Technicians and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) personnel on a daily basis.
• Piping Inspector will Liaise with Plant Inspectors and the Inspection Manager to ensure the Plant Conditioning Management Software (PCMS) inspection piping database is up to date.
• Legal accountability for in-service inspections of all pressure vessels, steam generators, pressure accessories, storage tanks and piping at NATREF to ensure the required integrity of the said equipment and process plants in support of the business needs.
• Shall coordinate Wall Thickness Technicians and NDT personnel. Coordination will include:
• Daily wall thickness and NDT planning activities
• Quality Control on SAP documentation after peer reviews
• Identification and Allocation of Conditioning Monitoring Location (CML) according to Process Streams
• CML Scaffold point identification
• Wall Thickness measurement verifications
• Verify working hours for Wall Thickness Technicians and NDT personnel.
• Shall ensure the latest wall thickness data is loaded on PCMS to determine the earliest retirement dates for Turnaround and Inspection (T&I) planning.
• Shall do RWS replacement updates on PCMS.
• Shall assist with new PCMS version testing before roll-out to the rest of the Inspection department.
• Shall ensure Quality checks are done on Microstation drawings for equipment and piping.
• Shall do peer reviews on retirement changes on PCMS.
• Shall add new project lines and -equipment on PCMS.
• Assist Inspectors with the collection of data from SAP, PCMS, Quality Management System (QMS) Procedures.
• Must be Competent in PCMS, Microstation, SAP and QMS procedures.
• Shall be able to develop advanced reports in PCMS.
• In summary, the role is accountable to ensure compliance with the Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER), SANS 10227, SANS 17020 and various approved Health and Safety Standards during all repairs, modifications, manufacture, or in-service inspection.
   

Formal Education

• Grade 12 or equivalent with Mathematics & Science
• Relevant Relevant Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) courses or equivalent in line with process piping inspections 
   

Min Experience

• 10 Years Inspection related experience in piping in relation to petrochemical and refinery operations with advanced
• Plant Conditioning Management Software (PCMS) experience 

Competencies

• Business Acumen: An intuitive and applicable understanding of how a company or unit makes money.  Displays a thorough understanding of what drives profitability.  Maintains a market-focused approach to business.  Keeps an overall big picture understanding of the business and its interrelationships enabling a person to make better business decisions.  The ability to make good business judgments and quick decisions in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.
• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Strategic Leadership: Provides vision and direction aligned to One SASOL. Leads organisational change, innovation and sustainability.
• Business Leadership: Demonstrates commercial acumen, and a global mind-set and exercises sound judgment. Achieves results through others and holds them accountable.
• People Management: The interaction, communication, relationships and dealings with staff members, and the style in which those interactions take place. It includes the development of employees and workplaces that are inclusive.
• Financial Management: Demonstrated knowledge and application of Financial Management, the strategic and functional management of the set of processes, customs, policies, laws, and institutions affecting the way the company's finances are directed, administered, and controlled.
• Partnering: The development and perpetuation of successful and mutually-beneficial relationships where customers and others become business partners with common goals, positive attitudes, cooperative work styles, open communications and team spirit.

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Maximise availability of Sasol Rail Assets including leased rolling stock from Service Providers. Ensure compliance for all Rail Tank Cars (RTC) used by Sasol. 
• Develop, evaluate, and optimise strategies, processes, and policies to enable the achievement of the Business Unit objectives. 
• Identify optimisation projects, design, and execute rail projects successfully and on time. Oversee and lead projects by engaging internal and external stakeholders

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Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Implement and oversee the execution of maintenance related projects by working closely with service providers. Projects will include but not limited to, design and building new Rail Tanker Cars (RTCs).
• Development, and implementation of new and existing projects by applying project management principles and Management of Change process (MOC). 
• Review and evaluate existing maintenance strategies, methodologies, and practices. 
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and practices and continuously provide recommendations to improve rail maintenance for all Sasol products. 
• Enable the achievement of SC strategies (e.g., organisational and stakeholder) and maximise the utilisation of rail haulage by influencing maintenance activity turnaround. 
• Develop and implement strategies, processes, and policies for maintenance best practices. 
• Manage and adhere to maintenance schedules aligned with capacity of the service provider. 
• Lead and train the team to address their areas of development and enable the provision of world class service in line with the Business Unit’s objectives. 
• Guarantee proper enablement, governance, and risk management to continuously optimise and improve the rail maintenance Supply Chain processes. 
• Provide RTCs to enable rail flow functions to access the agreed percentage of the RTC fleet to fulfil the BUs rail haulage demand. 
• Investigate non-conformances (e.g., Equipment failures, Process Deviations) using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools. 
• Control activities to achieve cost effectiveness and improve accuracy, customer service, quality, and safety. Secure alignment with set budget and report on deviations. 
• Adopt and update SLAs and secure consistently conformance. Report to management on non-conformity and take corrective actions. 
• Liaise with key stakeholders (e.g., service providers and supply chain partners) and maintain positive relationships to achieve the BU desired performance levels. 
• Address customer complaints promptly and adopt corrective measures to improve strategies when and as necessary. Enable customers to participate in customer surveys to enhance the overall experience. 
• Utilise internal and external benchmarking to guarantee the provision of high-quality services. 
• Verify that RTCs are legally compliant, safe, and fit for purpose through proper governance and control measures. 
• Apply evidence based SHE practices in alignment with set standards for safe operations. 
• Implement Sasol Group's risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework. 
• Build and maintain positive relationships with the team, managers, and other relevant stakeholders to enable the provision of safe and maintained Rail Tank Cars (RTC). 
• Continuously improve own skills and knowledge. Complete, implement, and track personal development plan to attain personal performance goals. 
• Identify and activate learning as required based on individual and collective needs. 
• Nurture a team spirit and openness towards feedback, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation.
   

Formal Education

• University Bachelor's Degree
   

Min Experience

• 6+ relevant years

Competencies

• Business Leadership: Demonstrates commercial acumen, a global mind-set and exercises sound judgement. Achieves results through others and holds them accountable.
• Partnership Leadership: Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes. Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries.
• People Leadership: Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow; leads culture transformation. Builds capability and leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting
• Strategic Leadership: Provides vision and direction aligned to One Sasol. Leads organisational change, innovation, and sustainability.
• Total Quality Management: The strategy for continuously improving the quality of process output, based on five fundamental principles of Customer Focus, Continuous Improvement, Measurement, Total Involvement and Systematic Support.
• 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, office memos, bulletins, etc. It is a formal method of communication and is less flexible.

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Ensure that all Fuel deliveries to customers throughout the inland Energy CDF primary and secondary customer network are: Executed safely; On time and In full; Complete and accurate documentation; Comply with quality requirements.
• Execute the Energy CDF Outbound Logistics Fuel Distribution function’s strategy, objectives and goals.
• Ensure that existing policies, procedures and processes are followed in order to meet customer needs and expectations and also ensure alignment with ISO 14001 / OHSAS 19001 / Responsible Care legal and environmental requirements.

Direct logistics activities.

• Manage and assist in the planning and execution with regards to operational challenges such as product shortages, strikes, system failures, price increases.
• Ensure compliance with various legislation and governance with respect to policies and procedures

Job Description/ Key Accountabilities

• Day-to-day management of subordinates, including HR activities and KPI monitoring.
• Manage the on time and accurate execution of all Fuel Deliveries.
• Conduct periodic SLA's with all 3rd party transporters.
• Ensure reliable deliveries with own fleet and contractor fleet.
• Monitoring and management of loading slot adherence where applicable.
• Ensure effective and pro-active communication between 3rd party transporters and LC4 (Logistics Command Centre).
• Facilitate product loss investigations between Sasol and 3rd party transporters.
• Manage capacity allocation and commitment by own fleet and 3rd party transporters to be in-line with LC4 (Logistics Command Centre) demand.
• Manage incidents with next steps with 3rd party transporter.
• Conduct task observations and spot audits on 3rd party transporters, including daily monitoring on delivery execution and adherence to plan and ensuring all loaded documents have been submitted timeously.
• Manage operating cost / budget / cost-to-serve.
• Identify and implement innovative ideas to reduce cost-to-serve: reduction in unnecessary own fleet and external contractor spend.
• Ensure own fleet and 3rd party transporter compliance with adherence to plan.
• Effective SHERQ management.
• Identify potential operational risks including OSHACT requirement and ensure risks are mitigated by implementing preventative controls.
• Ensure all incidents are reported, logged, investigated and corrective and preventative actions implemented.
• Identify and implement actions to reduce the number of: a) spillages and b) contaminations c) all other types of incidents e.g. MVA's, injuries.
• Ensure compliance with SHE audits incl. SQAS.
• Identify and implement plans for continuous improvement on SHE results.
• Ensure proper administration in that customers documentation are submitted promptly and accurately and to ensure that deviations are investigated and resolved.
• Submit all documentation on time and ensure all outstanding documents are submitted once issues are resolved.
• Investigate all out of tolerance (gains / losses) according to agreed process.
• Ensure proper Governance and Compliance with all legislation, policies and procedures.
• Continuously improve on and implement controls to combat economic crime e.g. theft.
• Adhere to policies and procedures for Audit purposes.
• Manage operational challenges.
• Assist with and execute contingency plans with respect to labour actions (strikes).
• Assist with and implementing plans in case of product shortages to ensure deliveries are done.
• Assist with and execute contingency plans with respect to price increases and decreases.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor’s Degree/BTech (preferably in Logistics Management)

Min Experience

• 5+ relevant years in Logistics Management 

Competencies

• Business Acumen: An intuitive and applicable understanding of how a company or unit makes money. Displays a thorough understanding of what drives profitability. Maintains a market-focused approach to business. Keeps an overall big picture understanding of the business and its interrelationships enabling a person to make better business decisions. The ability to make good business judgments and quick decisions in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.
• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Customer Focus: A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of customers and clients, anticipating their needs, remaining sensitive to customers while performing services for them, responsive to customer needs.
• Partnership Leadership: Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes. Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries.
• People Management: The interaction, communication, relationships and dealings with staff members, and the style in which those interactions take place. It includes the development of employees and work places that are inclusive.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting.
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SASOL ENERGY: Commercial Solutions

The Energy business manages the marketing and sales of all Sasol’s oil, gas and electricity products in Southern Africa. In addition, our mandate is to oversee the growth of Sasol’s direct liquid fuels marketing presence, with a strong bias toward retail outlets in Southern Africa.

Internationally, we are responsible for Sasol’s gas-to-liquid (GTL) business ventures based on our proprietary technology, creating higher-value products.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

In line with Sasol’s commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. To further Sasol’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, we actively encourage and welcome persons with disabilities to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE / PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• The purpose of this position is to track and trace delivery vehicles, expedite and follow up on execution of the transport schedule for the shift, in order to ensure correct and timeous execution of deliveries to customers; and adherence to planned routes and safety requirements, by coordinating engagements with the, Internal and external stakeholders. The Expeditor is also responsible for communicating with the stakeholders to provide guidance when any challenges occur during the delivery.  The expeditor will regularly review performance data into useful information that can be used to initiate continuous improvement interventions. The expeditor will be accountable to complete all the required administrative tasks by the end of shift.

Note that this a shift-based position (24 X6 days), Rotating Sunday standby and with leave block out during peak periods

FUNCTIONAL OUTPUTS

• Execution of daily schedule inclusive of emergency orders, LOB’s/drains, re-plans and reroutes and Facilitating and review dynamic scheduling during shift.
• Proactively engage Dispatch Controller in ensuring that the assigned orders are delivered to the correct site as per schedule and in resolving FDO challenges during order delivery.
• Active Monitoring of vehicle movements, stops, volume delivered and deviations from the specified route.
• Update the SMT/APS system with vehicle changes when current vehicle is replaced due to challenges experienced during delivery.
• Update and monitor the Scheduling Management Tool (SMT) /Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems to ensure that the contractor fleet that is not integrated to Transport Management System (TMS) is visible; and also ensure that automatic feedback is sent to the relevant stakeholders.
• Determine the appropriate and most cost-effective drain site as per drain list or formal approval.
• Create drain/re-plan/reroute/ replacement order number and delivery record when required by end of shift, Thorough shift handover to include, safety and operational challenges, status and changes to the schedule, requests from stakeholders.
• Proactive Communication with the relevant stakeholders should any query or challenges arise.
• Address customer complaints and challenges in order to develop mitigations; conduct continuous improvement by participating in effective root-cause analysis; and provide prompt feedback to stakeholders with regards to incident resolution and implement corrective actions
• Attendance and participation in daily and monthly operational meetings
• Contribute to the review and update all standard operating procedures and work instructions for the expediting team and ensure that the individual is trained as per required change management practices.
•  Review of performance against agreed KPI’s and instill the required mitigation actions.
• Review of standard operating procedures and works instructions (WI) to reflect existing work practices
• Completed administration and housekeeping of all documents
   

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications:

• Minimum Grade 12 with 3 to 5 years experience  in Customer Demand Fulfilment or  Logistics Dispatch Control environment.
• Preferably Diploma in Logistics or Equivalent      
   

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Leadership

• Self-mastery
• People leadership
• Stakeholder leadership
• Business leadership
   

Functional / Technical

• Basic business Concepts and Understanding
• Supply Chain Operations forecasting & Scheduling (Operational)
• Supply Chain Enablement (Transport management systems, analytical tools, ERP systems etc)
• Customer Demand Fulfilment
• Order Execution Management
• Depot Management
• Reverse Logistics Management
• Fleet Management
• Logistics SHERQ (Safety, Health, Environmental, Risk and Quality)
• Credit Management
• Risk Management

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Support the front-line administrator of the HRIS system and execute employee data processing.
• Enter, maintain, and process HRIS data.
• Raise employee awareness about HR processes and practices.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Execute employee data and benefit processing such as enrolments, movements, separations, document management, leave processing, study aid and medical aid.
• Assist with the execution of administrative tasks within agreed work plans and timelines.
• Support the administrator with activities related to employee data processing and data requests. Contribute to the assurance of data availability, review of requests feasibility, preparation of ad-hoc reports, and provision of technical support.
• Deliver on time resolution of queries and requests.
• Collate relevant documents from employees and HR business partners, and perform data entry.
• Review data change requests, and monitor the accurate completion or routing of each form based on employee data processing procedures.
• Partake in the analysis of employee data and highlight inconsistencies.
• Help internal and external auditors with regular audits of employee data.
• Prepare ad-hoc/scheduled reports, and participate in the creation of new queries as needed.
• Implement recordkeeping processes for permanent personnel records.
• Carry out processes according to Service Level of Commitments (SLCs) and service offering catalogue.
• Aid in preparing internal training tools and process manuals for employees to maximise effective use of the HRIS system.
• Raise awareness about employee data processing policies and processes.
• Align own activities with Sasol Group policies, conditions of service, and legislative requirements.
• Coordinate meetings and prepare needed documentation, as required.
• Participate in meetings with HR and business units concerning governance and legislative issues.
• Apply evidence-based SHE practices in alignment with set standards for safe operations.
• Implement Sasol Group's risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with employees, HR teams, and line managers to enhance service delivery of the HR function.
• Continuously improve own skills and knowledge. Complete, implement, and track personal development plan to attain personal performance goals.

Formal Education

• University degree

Min Experience

• 3+ relevant years

Competencies

• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something
• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• 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
• 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
• Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of“Innovating for better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric ofour organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the fullinclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants fromdesignated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment EquityPlan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities toperform essential job functions

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• To provide company secretarial support services to assigned Sasol subsidiaries to enable compliance to relevant statutory and regulatory corporate governance requirements. Advise and guide directors, prescribed officers, trustees and management on their fiduciary duties and liabilities.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Provide company secretarial services support to assigned Sasol Limited subsidiary entities.
• Provide board and committee meeting administration as required in accordance with legislation and listings requirements.
• Maintain statutory records and ensure filings are up to date, accurate, and readily available.
• Manage the liquidation and/or deregistration of Sasol earmarked companies.
• Provide corporate law and best practice advice and oversee compliance with statutory, corporate regulatory, and internal governance requirements.
• Provide input into corporate documents and agreements that may impact corporate governance.
• Providing guidance on dealing with any failure by the directors, prescribed officers, and trustees of relevant Sasol subsidiaries to comply with the memorandum of incorporation, the Companies Act, the trust deed, and any other relevant legislation.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Review and ensure that financial statements and annual reports of Sasol subsidiaries comply with legislative requirements and that the returns filed timeously and notices appear correct and up to date.
• Raise awareness to directors, prescribed officers and trustees on any law relevant to or affecting the legal entity.
• Support management in the facilitation of the implementation of any changes in corporate law and governance environment to ensure legal compliance.
• Collate and review the board and shareholder documents and provide support to litigation or dispute resolution proceedings when required.
• Provide directors, prescribed officers, and management with guidance on their duties, responsibilities and liabilities.
• Manage the identification of training needs and coordinate the development of the training and induction materials for directors, prescribed officers and trustees.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor's Degree in law or related field

Min Experience

• 6+ years’ relevant experience

Competencies

• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something
• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Critical reasoning: The action of critically thinking about something in a logical, sensible way and taking all factors into consideration.
• Customer Focus: A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of customers and clients, anticipating their needs, remaining sensitive to customers while performing services for them, responsive to customer needs.
• 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

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

Responsible to –

• Operate as a trusted strategic business partner and integral member of the Employee Relations function across all the Operating Model Entities (“OMEs”) in Southern Africa.
• Actively support Head Employee Relations to develop, manage, drive, coordinate and facilitate Employee Relations’ integrated collective bargaining and engagement strategies as well as to define and track engagement metrics across all the OMEs in Southern Africa.
• Build Employee Relations’ service delivery and engagement plans that are aligned with Energy Business Strategy
• Ensure effective running and functioning of the Employee Relations’ case management system (e.g. er-Navigator system)
• Ensure production of reliable data analytics and statistical reporting in relation to Employee Relations matters and trade unions’ membership trends.
• Provide regular reporting to Head Employee Relations on performance of Employee Relations function across all OMEs in Southern Africa.
• Oversee the translation and implementation of the ER strategy across all OMEs in Southern Africa in such a way that stakeholder management and employee engagement is approached in a constructive and collaborative partnership building manner.
• Ensure governance and compliance by Employee Relations’ function.
• Please note that even though the position is based in Sandton, however the successful incumbent may from time to time be deployed / rotated for fixed terms to other business /operations (based in Secunda and/or Sasolburg) for purposes of collective bargaining turn around and stabilising the ER landscape.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Collaborate with Employee Relations Teams across all OMEs in Southern Africa to ensure alignment; coordination and synergy relating to Employee Relations’ strategy; tactics and service delivery plans.
• Play a central and integrating role among ER Teams as well as between ER function as a whole and other relevant functionaries across Energy Business. 
• Promote labour peace and stability (Healthy Collective Bargaining) across Energy Business.
• Foster a values-driven partnership between the company and trade union stakeholders.
• Strengthen, through engagement with trade union partners, the motivation and advancement of employees within the Energy Business.  
• Drive the relationship and engagement management with key stakeholders (trade unions, management, employees and other relevant functionaries within Energy Business).
• Promote the effective and functional running of the partnership forums and/or forums of same purpose within the Energy Business.  
• Monitor trade unions’ membership and manage threshold pertaining to the recognition and granting of the organization rights.
• Oversee compliance with collective agreements between the company and trade union stakeholders.
• Providing support and guidance through all stages leading up to and including strike action, including picketing.
• Providing thought leadership; guidance and support in the collective bargaining processes e.g. partnership forum meetings; wage negotiation processes; consultations pertaining to operational and other processes etc.
• Provide highly specialised and strategic Employee Relations advice/guidance (through consultations and/or in writing) to relevant stakeholders.
• Promote a democratic workplace culture which gives employees a voice and an ability to impact workplace outcomes.
• Ascertain and lead the communication of decisions and actions on wider Employee Relations, precedent setting, morale and reputational risk.
• Identify training needs and lead training efforts designed to equip line management and HR with knowledge and understanding of: labour legislation and associated codes, employment standards, human rights codes, relevant health and safety legislation, all applicable internal policies, and codes and procedures which have bearing on labour relations.
• Provide expert guidance to ensure that treatment of employees and application of discipline as well as rewards is fair, consistent and compliant with the relevant laws, applicable policies and procedures.
• Ensure line managers are equipped through training with skills and competencies to oversee/conduct sound fact finding and investigations, grievance hearings, disciplinary inquiries and appeal hearings.
• Develop and implement strategies that eliminate all forms of discriminatory conduct and practices in the workplace including acts of harassment, victimization, racism, sexism, etc.
• Ensure (through facilitation and liaising with the relevant statutory bodies or government authorities) that necessary instruments required for operations e.g. required licenses in terms of labour legislation are expeditiously issued.
• Provide thought leadership; guidance and support in the facilitation of relevant negotiations or consultations with trade unions relating to matters that affect operations.
• Ensure that internal investigation processes, grievance inquiries, and disciplinary processes are conducted consistently and in compliance with the relevant laws, policies and procedures to minimize risk of the company being financial penalized.
• Provide necessary expert and highly specialised support to Legal Services in respect of running the arbitration process e.g. ensure that relevant records are available and transcribed, documentary evidence is collated, potential witnesses are made aware and available.
• Work with Legal Services in assessing prospects of success and the need to settle the disputes amicably to avoid unnecessary costly and protracted legal processes.
• Identify savings opportunities for the company and drive the Employee Relations strategy having that in mind.
   

Minimum Formal Education

• LLB is a requirement or equivalent qualifications: training and experience 

Minimum Experience and Competencies

• Be an admitted Attorney / Advocate.
• Must have practised labour / employment law for 10+ years.
• Must have deep understanding of South African Labour Law.
• Must have a good understanding of Labour Dispute Resolution processes in South Africa.
• Must have the ability to apply and interpret all labour and employment related pieces of legislation.
• Must have the ability to provide both written and verbal advise/opinion on labour/employment related matters at all levels pertaining to both Individual & collective labour issues.
• Must have the ability to develop, review, interpret labour/employment related policies; agreements and pleadings.
• Must have proven knowledge and understanding of the relevant landmark labour / employment case law.
• Must have demonstratable experience in developing, managing and measuring the impact of service delivery plans and engagement strategies.
• Must have demonstratable experience in building relationships with people and engage at all levels.
• Must have the ability to effectively influence and manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to achieve the required outcomes.
• Must have creative ideation from concept to delivery.
• Must have strong research and analytical skills.

Certification & Professional Membership

• Membership of the relevant Legal Professional Council / Law Society or any relevant professional body will be taken into account.

Competencies

• Business Acumen: An intuitive and applicable understanding of how a company or unit makes money.  Displays a thorough understanding of what drives profitability.  Maintains a market-focused approach to business.  Keeps an overall big picture understanding of the business and its interrelationships enabling a person to make better business decisions.  The ability to make good business judgments and quick decisions in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.
• Critical reasoning: The action of critically thinking about something in a logical, sensible way and taking all factors into consideration.
• Leading change: Requires creating experiences for people that reveal new possibilities, while uniting them to drive strategies that harness the resources to win in the marketplace. It requires optimizing the culture of an organization while making investments to drive business growth – simultaneously
• Negotiating: The ability to compromise in a cooperative effort to reach mutually satisfactory conclusions and results.
• People Leadership: Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow; leads culture transformation. Builds capability and leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
• Relationship Management: The conscious aim to develop and manage long-term and/or trusting relationships with internal or external customers, distributors, suppliers, or other parties in an environment which can include marketing, selling, servicing and other areas where a relationship is crucial to on-going success.  At a senior level, it includes C-level relationships with senior management such as CEO [Chief Executive Officer], CIO [Chief Information Officer], and CFO [Chief Financial Officer].
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting.
• Situational Leadership: The ability to effectively deal with a variety of situations and circumstances that arise unexpectedly and requiring management action.
• 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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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• A Process Controller operates process equipment and systems for a specific plant / unit within the Sasol environment to achieve production requirements in a safe manner.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Participate in emergency preparedness exercise Perform routine inspection on safety equipment
• Perform effective shift handover
• Performing gas test for vessel entries and Hot work Mixing process chemicals
• Handling of process chemicals Compilation of shift log
• Conduct safety Operation Control Systems (OCS) inspections, e.g. OSH, ISO 14001, 18000, 9001.
• Participate in incident / accident prevention Report all deviations
• Clean plant / ensure plant is cleaned
• Monitor and report on an emergency preparedness exercised Perform tasks on equipment as per signed off Career Guide Successfully complete permit training
• Perform level standby
• Participate in potential deviation analysis (PDA, root cause analysis)(RCA and risk assessments)
• Apply SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure)
• Follow modified plant procedures after implementation Apply PSM standards (Process Safety Management) Participate in start up and shutdown
• Adhere to permit to work procedure
• Adherence to SHERQ standards (ISO, ASHAS and implemented)SHERQ processes Actively involved in behaviour based safety program on shift
• Support the alignment of work (e.g. maintenance, Technical department Participate in resolution of performance problems
• Utilize resources e.g. raw materials, people that are available on site
• Support diversity in the workplace
• Coaching and technical training of fellow workers Accountable for own competence on plant Manage own performance
• Get results through empowering others to act
• Live company values and ensures compliance of team to the values Contribute to team motivation and wellness
• Understand customer requirements and ensures product / services meets customer requirements
• Effective networking and liaison with P&SM, technical, engineering and financial departments
• Identifies and supports interdependencies (synergies with own and other departments) Ensure transition of work from own shift to next shift
• Support drive for overall equipment effectiveness (OEE of the plant) Apply new ideas / work methods to improve results
• Provide information / assist with projects with technical / support functions Assist with implementation of organisational change initiatives within own team
   

Formal Education

• Full N3 with Maths & Science & Business English or Grade 12 with Maths, Science & English
• PC Gr 2 : NQF Level 2 Certificate
• Driver’s license (Code 8/10) (Wish)
   

Min Experience

• 1 year + experience in a Chemical/Petrochemical Processing Environment)
• 1 year experience as a Process Controller (Must)
   

Competencies

• Execution capability: The underlying ability to execute a strategy/project or day to day work.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting. 

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Responsible for all aspects of business analysis to ensure optimal investment decisions, ensuring proper governance as well as leading the development of projects for specific department/s from a business track perspective. The person will be responsible for:
• The integrity and quality of business track deliverables for the project.
• Providing accurate investment and business analysis (business cases).
• Compiling the Business Plan.
• Completion of post implementation audits (business performance).

FUNCTIONAL OUTPUTS

• Business Results: Operational, Financial and Technical Results
• Interface and communicate business impacts and changes to short and long term roadmaps and plans.
• Deliver all business track deliverables as per stage gate model on all capital projects according to prioritized plan / budget.
• Interface with and lead projects through capital investment governance process (scrubbing).
• Participate as independent business track reviewer for other project decisions.
• Develop robust and accurate projects economics of renewal and capital projects.
• Compile and validate assumptions of economic evaluations and investment decision for all capital projects.
• Compile and deliver the business post implementation report on selected projects.
• Determine the business impact of extending the life of the operations.
• Provide the framework of roadmaps required to ensure sustainable return on investment.
   

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree  Engineering or Finance / Business degree

Years Experience:

• 14+ Relevant experience with exposure/ experience in decision analyses, investment modelling, cash flow management, project execution and business track management.
• Successful track record of investment analyses/ project economics and/or business track management.
• Project management and project execution exposure is essential.
• Knowledge of the BD&I model/Small Project Execution Model is essential.
• Business management experience with exposure to strategy, economics, business principles and business evaluation is recommended.

Leadership and Values: 

• Coach and develop junior analysts and team members.
• Adhere to full regulatory compliance.
• Share lessons learnt and knowledge.
• Provide subject matter input during mapping of business processes.
•  Enable and sustain high performance and seek opportunities for personal growth, monitored through a structured performance contract and development plan.
• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality, quantity and due dates.
• Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Review compliance against standards and objectives and follow up on non-conformance.
• Resolve work obstacles and issues positively and quickly.
   

Relationships, Teamwork and Collaboration

• Interface with Group, Functions and other operating entities on strategic and business development related issues.
• Demonstrate professionalism.
• Support teamwork.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues.
• Develop and maintain service level agreements with key stakeholders.
• Build customer relationships in order to understand their needs.
• Share, guide and communicate to key stakeholders of business development processes.
• Support finance teams during assurance and audits.
• Enhance the flow of communication in, and between, work groups.
• Optimize the effective use of communication media/channels within primary group and secondary groups.
• Assess and adapt to the communication needs of relevant stakeholders.
• Follow through on customer inquiries, requests, and complaints.
• Keep customer up-to-date about progress of projects.

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Leadership Behavioral Competencies
• One-Sasol mind-set
• Shapes business strategy
• Drives accountability and high performance
• Business acumen
• Fosters teamwork and collaboration
• Role models customer focus
• Leverages diversity and inclusion
• Nurtures and coaches
• Builds partnerships
• Living the Sasol values and aspirational culture.
   

Functional Competencies

• Economic Analysis
• Business driven orientation
• People development
• Negotiation skills
• Project leadership
• Engineering leadership
• Financial/management accounting systems
• Technical integration
• Knowledge of applicable engineering technologies
• Technical analysis and problem solving
• Conceptualising engineering solutions

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ABOUT THE ROLE / PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To manage, lead, organise and control production and to provide the leadership required to create a high performance team capable of reaching all of its set targets.  Execute the statutory duties according to Regulation 2.15.1 in his / her area of responsibility

FUNCTIONAL OUTPUTS

• (Safe Production) –Carries out on a day to day basis - planning, organising, control and leadership that ensure that departments KPI's are met –to produce safe coal by ensuring
• Implements operational projects, ensures operating compliance to Standard
• Operating Procedures (SOP) in appointed area of responsibility
• Ensures availability of spares, equipment and resources required to ensure optimal production, including governance of Electronic time keeping
• Provides first line solutions to employees reporting to him / her on any technical related problem
• Safe Production – Support departments to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility
• (Finance) – Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget
• (SHE) – Ensure best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain required RCR
• Provide on the job training, coaching and career development
   

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• In line with Sasol’s commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups
• Should you not receive any response from Sasol within 30 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please consider your application unsuccessful
• In addition to a pre-employment medical examination, some positions may require a physical fitness assessment, as part of the normal pre-employment selection criteria

 Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 with Maths and Science
• Red Ticket
• Certificate in Blasting, Gas Testing, Competent A, First Aid
• Mine Overseer Certificate of Competence
• Code 8 drivers license
• Minimum 5 years total relevant experience as a Miner

OR

• Diploma with Certificate in Blasting, Gas Testing, Competent A, First Aid
• Code 8 driver’s license and 2 years’ experience as a Miner

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Leadership

• Self Mastery- Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting
• Partnership Leadership
• Influential – Persuades and influences stakeholders, builds relationship and partnerships for win-win outcomes
• Collaborative – Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries

Functional / Technical

• Supporting the mine in delivering on safe production within the budgeted allowances for engineering maintenance, balancing production targets with maintenance practices
• Managing relationships between the mining and engineering departments
• Ensuring that the various sets of legal requirements and engineering principles are met with in the operational environment
• Influx of new technology that requires highly skilled workforce to manage the complexity
• The management of service providers operating in the area of responsibility, providing sufficient supervision
• The management of the procurement and supply side of the operational environment
   

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Purpose of Job

• Effective maintenance of the plant Instrumentation and Control Systems to ensure availability and reliability of plant equipment and facilities, through coordinated preventative and corrective maintenance activities.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage a team of Instrumentation & Control maintenance members and with duties which are executed in accordance with the applicable regulations and engineering standards.
• Ensure development of team to deliver a high-quality maintenance service
• Manage multi-level interfaces and integrate effectively
• Ensure equipment availability to meet the production plan
• Execute critical maintenance activities and maintain the functionality of instrument and control systems 
• Establish and report on agreed performance criteria
• Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards
• Ensure financial discipline and governance in the department. Continuously optimize maintenance activities
• Ensure equipment availability agreed upon supports the production plan
• Cost optimization by ensuring maintenance plans effectiveness in line with three, five- and ten-year renewal strategies 
• Compile and manage annual maintenance, shutdown and MSM budgets
• Control cost to ensure the maintenance budget is achieved within budget
• Manage operations risks by making sure that all risks are identified, analysed and mitigated to acceptable levels
• Execute SHE strategy to achieve zero harm. Continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate
• Manage, revise and improvement of Asset Management standards for maintenance to deliver on expectations of reliable and functional equipment, bring down the total cost of ownership, reduces maintenance and increases reliability.
• Manage asset life cycle and plans
• Oversee the management of Maintenance and the Work Management Process 

Formal Education:                                      

• BSc. Eng./ B. Tech (Eng.)  Light current: Process Control and Instrumentation

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum 8 years total relevant Operations experience 
• 6 years management experience required (acting will be considered relevant)
• Vast knowledge and experience on all control systems and operational management associated with Ethane and Phenolic plant knowledge.

Specific knowledge and experience on the management of:

• Burner Management Systems and SANS 329 requirements
• Compressor and Anti-Surge Control management
• Asset Management and Reliability Engineering

Certification & Professional Membership

• ECSA registration (Wish)

Competencies

• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Decision Making: Ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• People Leadership:  Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow; leads culture transformation. Builds capability and leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
• Partnership Leadership: Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes. Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries.
• Situational Leadership:  The ability to effectively deal with a variety of situations and circumstances that arise unexpectedly and requiring management action.
• 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.
• Total Quality Management: The strategy for continuously improving the quality of process output, based on five fundamental principles of Customer Focus, Continuous Improvement, Measurement, Total Involvement and Systematic Support.

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ABOUT THE ROLE / PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• This Maintenance Operator will be supporting the Maintenance Team by providing effective equipment maintenance assistance and reliability while adhering to procedures/codes, to increase stability and maintain sustainability of equipment.

 FUNCTIONAL OUTPUTS

•          Complete job specific task/checklist accurately.
•          Visual inspection of working environment ensuring safety standards are adhered to and reporting any unsafe conditions to Superior.
•          Application of job specific SOP's and COPs to ensure housekeeping standards are upheld.
•         Function efficiently and effectively as part of a Team to work towards achieving Team goals.
•          Sensitive on how your actions affect the cost of your Team, identify and act on cost saving initiatives.
•          Report all task activities.

 JOB REQUIREMENTS

Please note the following clauses:

• The Sasol Group / Sasol Mining will never request you to make any cash deposits/payments as part of the recruitment process.
• 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. 

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/N3 with Business English/NCV Level 4
• Diamond Drill License (Wish)
• Level 2 Mechanical completed (Wish)
• First Aid certificate (Wish)
• Able to obtain a medical certificate of fitness
• 5/8 Gasses (Wish)

 Specific experience required 

• 12 months related experience (Wish)

 KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Leadership

• SELF-MASTERY - Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting.

Functional / Technical:

Knowledge and skills of the following:

• Safety Awareness
• Safety procedures
• Emergency preparedness
• SOP's & COP's
• Flameproofing
• Mine Health & safety Act
• OSHA
• Interpret written information & works instructions

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Purpose of Job / Role Intent:

• This role is responsible to regulate and administer access control when clocking outside allocated work schedule rule (WSR) by proactively supporting employees and line management to ensure effective control of employee’s time and attendance. Manage employee queries.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• HR Diploma or B- degree will be advantageous

Experience:

• Experience in the Time & Attendance/HR environment will be advantageous
• Proficient in SAP payroll system will be advantageous
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Power point & Excel)
• Computer Literate

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Being a team player
• Good interpersonal skills
• Adhere to Safety rules and procedure
• A good sense of customer relations
• Time Management 
• Dead line driven

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• A Process Controller operates process equipment, systems, and processes for a specific plant / unit within the Sasol environment to achieve production requirements in a safe manner

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Participates in shift handover meetings
• 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
• Apply and maintain safety in a working environment
• Understand and know the business, drives and KPIs
• Contribute to the development of training modules
• Identifies personal training and development needs, and incorporates into PDP with group leader's approval
• Lead by example (walks the talk)
• Conduct on-the-job coaching of learners
• SME Presentation on specific plant equipment
• Conducts IMS 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
• Give and receive feedback to other disciplines (partners on daily issues)
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Gives input at “toolbox talks” to improve plant safety
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities in own work area
• Improve practices and/or equipment

Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 or N3 with English, Maths and Science (must).
• NQF level 2 - Chemical operations occupational.
• Related plant operational experience will be a benefit.
• Experience in a production environment (must).
• Driver’s license (must).
• Related exposure and experience as a process controller / artisan would be an advantage.
• Experience within a petrochemical / chemical industry will be an advantage.

Competencies

• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something.
• Customer focus: A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of customers and clients, anticipating their needs, remaining sensitive to customers while performing services for them, responsive to customer needs.
• 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.
• Self-mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking  feedback and self-correcting.

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Provide technical support to managers and engineers with respect to practical application of technical solutions. Manage resource availability and indicate timeously resourcing needs towards the execution of projects and support to operations.
• Responsible for developing, installing, managing and/or maintaining equipment which is used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery and processes. This will guide colleagues in the instrumentation & control and production fraternities to ensure plant availability and efficient operation.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Broad base of instrumentation and control engineering knowledge and competence relating to:
  • Control and safety systems – DCS, PLC and ESD.
  • Technology selection for field equipment i.e. primary-, secondary- and final element devices.
  • HMI design and governance.
  • Control loop analysis and process controller troubleshooting.
  • Configuring control strategies on Siemens PLCs and Honeywell Experion DCSs.
• Develop and execute (conceptual, basic & detailed engineering and commissioning) instrumentation and control engineering scope for small to medium multi-discipline projects.
• Proficiency in root cause analysis, HAZOPs and functional safety SIL reviews.
• Obsolescence and risk-based asset management planning.
• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality, quantity and due dates.
• Achieving delivery targets (e.g. tons, products, services); BU and Discipline Specific.
• Ensure quality reporting.
• Optimizes and control resources cost effectively within budget.
• Adhere to all safety standards & procedures.
• Application, adherence and compliance of policies, practices, standards, procedures, guidelines and methods.
• Regularly review compliance and follow-up against objectives and standards.
• Ensure performance and quality of internal capabilities.
• Adhere to quality control of delivered services.
• Identified and rectify deviations to guidelines and standards.
• Adhere to all safety standards and procedures.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities in own work area.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values.
• Apply the learning experience at the workplace.
• Manage own work planning and delivery according to targets.
• Application and compliance of Policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods.
• Regularly review compliance and follow-up against objectives and standards.
• Resolve work obstacles and issues positively and quickly.
• Develop suitable technical proposals based on practical and theoretical knowledge.
• Serve stakeholders through quality information, service solutions and value creation.
• Commit to learning and continuous improvement.
• Identify and optimise opportunities for improvement.
• Build customers (internal/ external) relationships in order to understand their needs.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers.
• Build effective partnerships with team to ensure high performance.
• Provide technical input or advice to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
• Apply a collaborative and consultative approach which consistently meet business needs.
• Identify optimization opportunities.
• Share and implement new ideas regarding work.
• Responsibility for personal improvement and skills development.
• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked.
• Set and work towards own performance targets and goals as per personal performance plan.
• Plan, organize, control and report own work

Formal Education

• BTech Electronic / Control / Process Instrumentation

Min Experience

• 5+ relevant years

Competencies

• Analytics: The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics
• Business Acumen: An intuitive and applicable understanding of how a company or unit makes money.  Displays a thorough understanding of what drives profitability.  Maintains a market-focused approach to business.  Keeps an overall big picture understanding of the business and its interrelationships enabling a person to make better business decisions.  The ability to make good business judgments and quick decisions in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.
• Decision Making: Ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• 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 Management: The process of planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a well defined objective, usually within constraints of time, resources, and cost.
• Total Quality Management: The strategy for continuously improving the quality of process output, based on five fundamental principles of Customer Focus, Continuous Improvement, Measurement, Total Involvement and Systematic Support.
• Soft skills: Clearly demonstrate and have a good track record on interpersonal skills, communication skills, listening skills and time management. Being able to compromise through creative and critical skills thinking. Negotiating where required in order to resolve conflicts. Be seen as a team player and being able to contribute when required. Ensure a continuous contribution to a positive work environment

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Provide Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) execution for Corporate Centre functions and Group entities to identify, assess and mitigate risks.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Conduct Group-wide risk assessments to enable effective integration with Strategy, Finance and other Group Functions and to ensure risk mitigation strategies for identified risks are developed and implemented.
• Execute risk assessments for the Sasol Group legal entities, trusts, Group-led initiatives and Group-led projects (including coded M&A projects).
• Ensure implementation of corrective actions as identified through the risk assessment process.
• Provide inputs from the Businesses and Group Functions for the identified Group top risk themes and collaborate in influencing the development and review processes for the Group to risks.
• Conduct risk integration and aggregation across the Group to support and enable the review and analysis of the Group top risk themes.
• Ensure application of Sasol risk policy, risk breakdown structure, processes and standards across the Corporate Centre functions.
• Support the development of Combined Assurance landscapes and plans for the top business risk themes.
• Participate and report on ERM principles and practices at various Sasol Group governance bodies.
• Plan, coordinate and execute Group crisis simulation exercises.
• Review, process, and act upon the risk information gathered across the organisation.
• Keep abreast of the changing risk landscape and assess the potential impact to Sasol.
• Ensure a strong collaboration exists on ERM execution activities across the Sasol Group.

Formal Education

• Post Graduate Honours Degree in Accounting, Commerce or Engineering

Min Experience

• 12 years relevant experience

Competencies

• Decisiveness: Decision Making is an ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Ethical behaviour: Ethics is a moral consideration of the activities of an organization on a system / code of conduct that is based on universal moral duties and obligations which indicate how one should behave. It deals with the ability to distinguish good from evil, right from wrong, and propriety from impropriety.
• Organising: Work Organization is ability to organize tasks, assignments, resources and projects and then lay out, prioritize and shape activities to meet objectives.
• Risk Management: The process of measuring, or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk.  Strategies employed may include transferring the risk to another party, avoiding the risk, reducing the negative effect of the risk, and accepting some or all of the consequences of a particular risk.
• People Leadership: Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow; leads culture transformation. Builds capability and leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
• Professionalism: Professionalism is a demonstrated knowledge of the written and unwritten rules and understandings governing professionally acceptable behaviour.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting
• Working Across Organizational Lines: Working Across Organizational Lines is understanding the interrelationships among key events by learning how problems fit into the bigger picture and confronting interdepartmental issues. Effectively working and communicating across functional boundaries. Influencing others without authority or direct control.

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• Install, repair, and maintain pipelines, machinery, pressure test , working on hights ,confined space and associated plant and ancillary equipment allied with mechanical processes.
• Ascertain that mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic plant and equipment are maintained to a safe condition and compliant with any specific regulations.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Execution of tasks associated with Refurbishment of gas meters and mechanical equipment;
• An ability to scope and execute small projects;
• Ability to perform and facilitate statutory inspections;
• Basic practical knowledge of RBIs (Risk Based Inspection);
• Basic Rigging Knowledge;
• Lath and Milling machine basic operation knowledge;
• Knowledge in maintenance of Gas Turbines;
• Knowledge in Centrifugal and Screw Compressors maintenance;
• Full understanding of Centrifugal and reciprocating pumps;
• Fully understanding of condition monitoring process (Vibration and oil sample);
• Knowledge of various types Mechanical valves (e.g. in gate valve, PSVs pressure safety valves; ball valve, butterfly valve, etc);
• Compliance to the MOC (Management of Change) process for e.g changes to existing plant and equipment;
• Utilisation of and adherence to RCA (Root Cause Analysis) procedures;
• A practical understanding of hazardous area classifications;
• QA/QC (Quality Assurance/Quality Certification) experiences a strong wish;
• A sound understanding of the OHS Act’s Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER)
• Full compliance to Sasol task risk assessments, work instructions and working procedures
• Compliance to the WMS (Works Management System)

Formal Education

• High School / School Diploma or similar
• AND NQF 4 Mechanical Occupational Trade Qualification OR Mechanical Red Seal Trade Certificate

Min Experience

• 2+ relevant years

Competencies

• 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.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking  feedback and self-correcting

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Short Description / Purpose of Job:

• Ability to combine thinking strategically with acting on a tactical/operational level in order to perform business analysis, risk assessment, scenario planning and draw conclusions to support the right business decisions to identify and capture cost opportunities and deliver excellent results by within a highly performing team for the respective commodity groupings.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities:

• Act as a leading contributor to the design, development and implementation of commodity strategies. 
• Lead the development of relevant scope of work aligned to internal user requirements.
• Plan, lead and execute detailed spend analytics (e.g., key cost driver identification, should cost models, price variance analysis, offer comparisons, vendor spend allocation scenarios modelling), including gathering relevant data from various sources. 
• Contribute to the vision of the future supplier landscape, supplier characterization and onboarding needs for new suppliers.
• Execute continuous value delivery through optimization of Scope of Work, increased vendor productivity, SLAs rightsizing, specifications and user requirements.
• Lead development of sourcing strategy (e.g., identification of strategic imperatives based on business, commercial requirements and savings targets).
• Support or lead part of the end-to-end negotiations process (preparation, team assembly, stakeholders buy-in, orchestration, messaging, actual delivery).
• Develop allocation framework, identify senior stakeholders and propose assignment of business to different suppliers in order to secure optimal sourcing set-up (within given mandate and in agreement with MB lead).
• Contribute to the yearly target savings for own category.
• Identify, highlight and act upon cross-category synergies & opportunities.
• Oversee execution of Buy Better implementation activities to realise full potential savings.

Formal Education:

• University Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent in a related field

Min Experience:

• 10+ relevant years in technical, procurement or commercial roles

Competencies:

• Analytics: The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics.
• Critical reasoning: The action of critically thinking about something in a logical, sensible way and taking all factors into consideration.
• Facilitation: The means of expediting a process or operation quickly and efficiently.  Particular focus is on meetings but can include other processes such as the delivery of products and services where others are involved and their participation is critical to success.
• Integration: The consolidated view with various parts, circumstances, legislation, landscapes or aspects linked or coordinated.
• Negotiating: The ability to compromise in a cooperative effort to reach mutually satisfactory conclusions and results.
• 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 Management: The process of planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a well-defined objective, usually within constraints of time, resources, and cost.
• 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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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• The Manager Business Intelligence and Reporting drives evidence based and informed decision making for the achievement of the Global Market Hydrogen Development goals and priorities.
• This is a senior Business Intelligence and Reporting role responsible for working with key business stakeholders to design and develop end user reporting, KPI’s and analytics capability, in order to ensure successful delivery of information requirements. The role applies specialized expertise to provide consultative support to lead reporting and analysis.
• Performs research, analyses information, presents findings, and recommends changes based on data insights to solve problems and improve business outcomes. Conducts specialized work under minimal direction and guidance from manager on more complex tasks.
• The role works closely with the Senior Manager Hydrogen Digitisation, Principal Specialist Change and Communication and Principal Specialist Hydrogen Programme Enablement teams to scope data driven system and process improvements. 
• Supports the Global Market Hydrogen Development teams with report writing and drives the delivery of the Global Market Hydrogen Development strategy and budget.
• Ensures alignment with Functional, Group and OME governance and business intelligence standards.
• The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent technical skills, good oral and written communication skills, an organised approach to meeting targets and fulfilling agreements.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Develops and implements plans for improving business intelligence in the respective areas within Global Market Hydrogen Development.
• Provide guidance to the business teams on data and data management.
• Works with stakeholders to define, design, develop and maintain metrics, reports, analyses, dashboards, etc. with the correct tools/mechanism to record them, presented/visualised in a compelling way, in order to drive key decisions. Develops, updates, and analyses more complex metrics used to determine operational performance, staffing needs, productivity, or other measures deemed valuable to an organization.
• Provide the requirements and input to systems, processes and enabling technology to enable performance reporting. Leverage technical capabilities within the Hydrogen Digitisation, Energy IM and Digitisation groups to enable data requirements.  
• Analyse weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial and operational / project reporting metrics for Global Market Hydrogen Development. Analyses information to identify trends, patterns, gaps and insights using descriptive analytics. Typically uses data visualization tools to further business insights.
• Critical analysis and interpretation of metrics in order to create meaningful dashboards and reporting both at a detailed and executive level.
• Leverage benchmarks and identify trends and patterns to provide data insights to explain quarterly results and to shape future forecasts. Conducts analyses based on operational, economic and/or financial data in order to quantify the competitive performance of segments, evaluate potential operational changes, and/or design new approaches and methodologies.
• Applies a more sophisticated level of research and analysis to business process changes. Integrates process improvement and business operations expertise to solve problems considered more complex in nature. They work closely with the Hydrogen Digitisation, Change and Communication and Hydrogen Programme Enablement teams to scope data driven system and process improvements. Builds the business case for making a change to current practices, programs or procedures.
• Understand underlying systems in the collection of data, as well as the business processes driving that data. Partners with stakeholders on the design, testing, implementation, and evaluation of business process changes to improve business outcomes. Leads implementation and evaluation of business process changes.
• Initiate data management and analytics from the Operations, and Project such that technical/ economic models can be made and/ or automated. An example is a “digital twin”.
• Communicate across functional areas to resolve any data discrepancies to assure accuracy of information. Receives, evaluates and responds to complex data-related inquiries by applying knowledge of data and business operations and obtaining information from various sources.
• Owns report development for reports/dashboards of high complexity. Develops, modifies and distributes standard and ad hoc management reports/dashboards to better understand the overall business and/or unit. Develops presentations and shares findings as well as recommendations.
• Provide training and end-user support for customized reports and dashboards.
• Drives the co-creation of the Global Market Hydrogen Development strategy and supports the development and tracking of tactical plans aligned with the Global Market Hydrogen Development strategy, in order to bring the vision into realization.
• Project manage writing, designing and publishing of reports and components of reports.
• Conduct the quarterly tracking of stakeholder management plans, in order to rebuild trust and create shared value with stakeholders.
• Provides mentoring to less experienced staff.
• Ad-hoc requests and special projects.

Formal Education

• Post Graduate Honours Degree

Min Experience

• 10+ relevant years

Competencies

• Communication: Strong communication/interpersonal skills. Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations. Excellent documentation skills.
• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something and experience working with senior decision makers
• Continuous Process Improvement: The methodology followed for increasing the effectiveness and/or efficiency of a business process, often through automation.
• Stakeholder Focus: A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of key stakeholders, anticipating their needs.
• Partnership Leadership: Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes.
• 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, persistence and a proven analytical background.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting
• Analytics: The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• To provide guidance and manage the planning functions of the colliery while playing an integral part in optimisingand maintaining the operational and functional business plans supporting Sasol mining long term strategy toensure the medium- and short-term targets are met for the business unit.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Ensure alignment to Budget plan
• Ensure alignment with capacity assurance targets
• Manage and report on medium- and short-term complaince to plan reporting
• Manage root cause of deviations to plan as determined by strategic planning
• Be an integral part of monthly planning meetings with collieries, focusing on 12 weekly compliance to plan,horizontal coverage, spatial compliance, flexibility, and stonework and panel handover.
• Deliver optimised section deployment schedules, including key enabling activities such as belt extensionsand section moves
• Manage colliery expectation, buy-in and sign-off process for all planning and tonnage monthly
• Facilitate annual hand over of geological models
• Ensure integration and alignment with long term planning strategies
• Maintain process to align inputs and assumptions to demontrated performence and improvement targets.
• Facilitate generation of optimised & integrated operation plans (<5 year) for collieries
• Ensure integration of assest, infrastructure, stonework and back area support requirements
• Ensure integration, alignment and compliance to all survey, rock engineering, ventilation and environmentalrequirements.
• Manage colliery expectation, buy-in and sign-off process for all deployment, shift systems, productivity andannual tonnage prior to costing component of budget.
• Co-ordinate the financial moddeling process.
• Ensure that all reserves are managed according to the Coal Asset Management Process and assetmanagement model in order to utilise reserves optimally
• Co-ordinate integrated risk management activities at the business unit to ensure that the process is correctlyand consistently applied.
• Manage collieries water model
• Overall accountability for strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuousimprovement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate

Formal Education

• BSc/ B. Eng./ B. Tech (mining/survey/geology) or Certificate of competency (mining or survey) NQF 7

Min Experience

• 8+ years relevant mining environment experience of which 3 years is coal mining related.
• Knowledgeable in mine ventilation (SHE), rock engineering, surveying, geology, mining rights, financial, miningequipment and mining methodology.
• Competent in techno-economic evaluations.

Competencies
Collaboration:

• The action of working with someone to produce something

Compliance:

• Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines andinstructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.

Customer Focus:

• A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of customers and clients, anticipating theirneeds, remaining sensitive to customers while performing services for them, responsive to customer needs.

Decision Making:

• Ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisionssimultaneously in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

Integration:

• The consolidated view with various parts, circumstances, legislation, landscapes or aspects linked orcoordinated.

Problem Solving:

• Is a step-by-step process of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a seriesof solutions until the problem is solved. In involves critical thinking, analysis and persistence.

Project Management:

• The process of planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish awell defined objective, usually within constraints of time, resources, and cost.

Reporting:

• The ability to access information from databases, forms, and other sources, and prepare reportsaccording to requirements.

Situational Leadership:

• The ability to effectively deal with a variety of situations and circumstances that ariseunexpectedly and requiring management action.

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• To create and compile complete cost business plans, with the accompanying reports for business planning and budget purposes.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Bi-annually build a cost model to support the budgeting process and obtain sign off from Master Business Planner
• Update the cost model with staff establishment, operating norms, equipment allocation, norms and start ages.
• Cost the colliery budget based on the budget guideline, colliery tonnage, staff establishment cost, operating and maintenance cost, utilities cost and depreciation from RCP.
• Obtain sign-off for cost budget from cost centre owners and Financial Manager
• Document key information used in the costing process
• Ensure that the model is updated, and that all learning points are incorporated continuously
• Ensure budget change management is applied documented and communicated
• Apply year on year escalation received from Finance
• Adhere to agreed business deadlines
• Upload approved cost model into SAP
• MBI – Cost Upload against GL accounts
• MB2 – Cost upload against Internal Orders, Cost centres, sub assembly, functional location
• Support Procurement, HR, IMA, financial planning
• Create annual budgeting cost reports per colliery

Formal Education

• National Diploma or NQF level 5 equivalent

Min Experience

• 3 years costing / engineering maintenance experience
• 1 year Sap expirience (wish)

Competencies 

• Business Acumen: An intuitive and applicable understanding of how a company or unit makes money.  Displays a thorough understanding of what drives profitability.  Maintains a market-focused approach to business.  Keeps an overall big picture understanding of the business and its interrelationships enabling a person to make better business decisions.  The ability to make good business judgments and quick decisions in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.
• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something
• Data Management: Knowledgeable of the theory, purpose, architecture and design of the management, administration and relationships of the organization's data.
• 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.
• Reporting: The ability to access information from databases, forms, and other sources, and prepare reports according to requirements.