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 compliance 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/ Requirements

• Grade 12/N3 (or equivalent) both with Maths, Science and English/Business English
• NQF 4 Trade Test (Valid EM Trade Test Certificate – Qualified EM/Millwright)
• Flame proofing and gas testing where applicable
• Knowledge of the work management process and implementation thereof (wish)
• Understand and use the plant/mine maintenance documentation system, etc job cards, task list notification
• Understand failure modes of discipline specific equipment
• Computer literate (wish)
• Coal Mining Underground experience (Fiery mine experience) is an added advantage

Min Experience

• Experience: 8+ relevant years