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Purpose of Job

• To enable, support, and facilitate safe and responsible operations to achieve zero harm and sustainability targets.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Delivery targets (e.g. tons, products, service Monitor and respond proactively to hazards in the workplace).
• Conduct hazard identification in the workplace.
• Facilitate safety related risk assessments.
• Lead incident investigations.
• Facilitate RCA's.
• Participate in the development of shutdown planning and campaigns.
• Participate in ad hoc Service Provider audits on site to check compliance to SHE file requirements.
• Participate in safety system audits, e.g. Logbook audits, lockout audits, legal appointment audits, insurance engineer’s audits etc.
• Provide input during risk assessments to ensure safety issues are identified.
• Provide advice on the selection and use of specific PPE.
• Participate in the respective forums.
• Participate in the roll out of the Safety Improvement Plan and report updates as required.
• Portray the enterprise values and goals at all times.
• Execute own and team competency development.
• Coach team and others on safety.
• Develop extensive knowledge relating to the field of work and personal mastery in technical skills application.
• Ensure that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards.
• Plan and execute according to performance contract.
• Manage adhoc requests and tasks.
• Review policies, standards and procedures.
• Establish and maintain relevant networks.
• Team and colleague communication.
• Ensure the availability of all relevant information.
• Identify, evaluate and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Input into the compilation of new and the revision of existing safety procedures and instructions.
• Share information and knowledge.

Formal Education

• Grade 12/ N3 with Mathematics, Physical Science and English
• Practical Certificate in Mine Environmental Control

Min Experience

• Experience: 3+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• To monitor and control assigned machinery to ensure safe and reliable operations. To troubleshoot and diagnose equipment for emergency repairs and carry out preventive maintenance routines to ensure business continuity.

Key Accountabilities

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

Formal Education

• Matric/N3 with Maths, English & Physical Science
• Instrumentation Occupational Trade Certificate

Working Experience

• Experience: 3+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• To support production by leading the provision of effective electro-mechanical equipment maintenance and reliability while overseeing and ensuring the adherence to procedures/codes, and utilising all available support resources to increase stability and maintain sustainability of the plant, mine and/or equipment.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

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

Formal Education

• Occupational Trade Qualification/Certificate in Millwright Coal
• High School / School Diploma or similar

Min Experience

• Experience: 8+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• Using authoritative level of experience in Instrumentation and Control engineering to:
• Support operations by means of applying control engineering skills to solve challenging problems.
• This includes controller simulation, design, implementation, end-user training and post implementation support, as well as support to projects in accordance with established principles and standards to satisfy business requirements.
• Guide and manage stakeholders, providing technical direction on control strategies, control relating to RCAs, Hazops, controller health, HMI (human machine interface) graphics, alarm health and alarm management configuration changes in support of meaningful alarms and provision of related operator training.
• Support to develop and maintain critical competency and guide talent development of team members to have job specific knowledge in all areas of process control, process automation systems and instrumentation including critical control information infrastructure by ensuring correct competencies are available.

Key Accountabilities

Broad base of instrumentation and control engineering knowledge and competence relating to:

• Control and safety systems – DCS, PLC and ESD
• Technology selection and installation practices for field equipment i.e. primary-, secondary- and final element devices.
• HMI design and governance • Alarm management and alarm rationalisation.
•  Control loop analysis and process controller troubleshooting
• Configuring control strategies on Honeywell TDC 2000, TDC 3000 and Experion systems.
• Safety Instrumented Systems, Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and associated standards.
• 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.
• Manage the relationship with internal and external service providers applicable to function/discipline.
• Develop and maintain work standards and ensure it is met according to quality, quantity and due dates.
• Develop, maintain and manage the discipline specific systems, tools, policies and procedures for the execution of projects.
• Ensure adherence and compliance to Sasol safety system and culture.
• Support team members to have expert knowledge on area specific equipment like e.g transmitters and control valves to be able to maximise availability and production outputs.
• Ensure good working relationship with all stake holders especially with instrumentation and control fraternity as well as plant production and maintenance personnel.
•  Liaise with external engineering companies to share in knowledge and benchmark.
• Plan support resources against short and long term objectives.
• Pilot and test plant modifications executed correctly with high quality.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, policies and standards.
• Manage of discipline specific project risks.
•  Ensure quality control of delivered services.
• Adhere and provide input to Sasol specifications and Engineering standards.
• Ensure governance regarding proposed modifications.
• Drive initiatives which improves delivery and competitiveness.
• Interpret and translate business requirements into an engineering strategy to enable OME to safely meet production targets.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation.
• Be responsible for own performance management.
• Report on budget utilisation, forecasting and changes.
•  Ensure safety objectives and required training is completed.
• Provide efficient and high quality services to stakeholders.
• Maintain healthy and stable relationships with contractors and consultants.
• Active practicing of interpersonal skills to ensure productive working relationships and to work with, or through, others internal and/or external the organisation to get work accomplished.
• Display influencing, negotiating, maturity and emotional intelligence.

Formal Education

• B Eng / BSc Eng Chemical or Electronic Engineering
• M Eng / MSc Eng Control Engineering (Wish)
• ECSA registration as Pr Eng (Strong Wish)

Working Experience

• Experience: 8+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• To provide continuous input and support into maintenance, refurbishment, and project planning activities applicable to various business units. To apply the planning principles at an operation level following the Work Management Process (WMP).

Key Accountabilities

• Successful execution of overhaul/ maintenance program – plan vs actual Work Management Process (WMP) KPI’s reporting Schedule compliance to Work Management Process (WMP) Accurate asset and sub-assembly life cycle data Open work order control as per agreed targets Train and coach fellow employees and learners Compile monthly maintenance planning deviation reports Discuss progress, exception reports, follow-up actions at agreed Forums Downtime per shift (Target vs actual) Runtime per shift (Target vs actual) Implementation of new technologies and methodologies as determine by Sasol Mining strategy Monitor and report on performance of new technologies and methodologies Ensure current and updated task list for strategies and repetitive maintenance work adherence Participate in standard setting by Industry Forums Compliance to governance Forums (standardisation Engineering User Group) Understand the planning role and apply planning principles Perform SAP transactions (Plant Maintenance) Ensure activities within Engineering specific area of responsibility comply with applicable planning procedures and processes Ensure the statutory process is maintained and adhered to Be familiar with materials, services, financial and related work procedures and processes Evaluate and verify correctness of notification information and take corrective action on deviations Ensure accurate and quality work order feedback information Ownership role for the Work Management Process (WMP)

Formal Education

• Grade 12 with Mathematics, Science and English / Technical N3 with English and Relevant Trade NQF L4

Or

• Grade 12 with Mathematics, Science and English / Technical N3 with English and Internal technical training

Or

• Grade 12 with Mathematics, Science and English / Technical N3 with English and Engineering National Diploma

Working Experience

• Experience: 8+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• With profitability in mind, an advanced process control engineer seeks to optimise and improve efficiency of the production process by first analysing an existing system and then by developing and implementing changes within it by different means, including statistical data analysis, process modelling, inferential development, advanced regulatory control, multivariable model predictive control and information technology.

Key Accountabilities

• Understand and analyse designated process area by studying and monitoring production performance and identify improvement opportunities on both a process and plant-wide scale
• Consult with process engineering and production colleagues to get alignment, identify requirements or to prioritise opportunities
• Apply analytical skills to support root cause analysis
• Support production on daily problem solving related to process automation and advanced control in co-operation with plant maintenance
• Develop key inferentials using statistical or first principle modelling techniques and implement using programming skills to support improvement goals
• Use sound engineering to ensure high integrity signals are used for control purposes
• Design, develop, implement and maintain advanced control solutions according to established engineering principles
• Prioritise and plan all control related projects to address business requirements
• Ensure good working relationship with all stake holders especially with the instrumentation and control fraternity as well as plant production and maintenance personnel to ensure sustained benefit of solutions.
• Participate in interpersonal skills required for productive working relationships and to work with, or through, others inside and/or outside (including suppliers) the organisation to get work accomplished.
• Oversee the management and safety of external service providers.
• Liaise with external engineering companies to share in knowledge and benchmark on best practices.
• Ensure compliance with legal, safety and operational reliability requirements.
• Review Sasol policies for applicability and implementation.
• Demonstrate One Sasol way behaviour – ensure area under control is managed to the benefit to the larger Sasol value chain.
• Ensure teams safety objectives and required training is completed.
• Adhere to work standards and ensure it is met according to quality, quantity and due dates.
• Follow governance for plant modifications and manage discipline specific project risks
• Ensure quality of design, EOJ documentation etc.
• Maintain discipline specific systems, tools, policies and procedures for the execution of projects. • Be responsible for own as well as team's performance management system.
• Report on budget utilisation, forecasting and changes.
• Manage discipline specific project tasks.
• Perform quality control of delivered services.
• Record and incorporate lessons learnt per project.
• Provide high quality reporting to stakeholders (i.e. Month end controller performance reports, engineering design documentation, incident investigation reports etc)
• Contribute in the translation and execution of the technical support strategy.
• Translate and cascade goals and long-term plans through effective two-way communication in the organisation.
• Take responsibility to drive initiatives which improves delivery and competitiveness.
• Ensure correct resource allocation and indicate timeously resourcing needs towards the execution of projects and support to operations.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation.
• Continuously update own knowledge and skills in order to maintain up-to-date knowledge of changing technologies and to ensure critical competencies and expertise are developed.
• Ensure personal development plans are completed, implemented and tracked within applicable career path.
• Manage engineering knowledge by transforming, packaging, transferring and maintaining knowledge.
• Develop technical and engineering skills of EITs through coaching.
• Manage and develop people in the team.
• Show influence, negotiation, maturity and emotional intelligence.
• Drive high performance culture and innovative thinking.
• Operate successfully in a diverse work environment and adhere to Sasol culture and values.

Formal Education

• Relevant University Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Working Experience

• Experience: 5+ relevant years