Purpose of Job

• To provide direction and schedules to Mechanical artisans, plan the sequence of necessary actions for the completion of a job, and monitor and prioritize the workflow to meet deadlines and achieve desired results for STO.

Key Accountabilities

• Planning, control, and management of operations/maintenance activity. Ensure effective execution of operations/maintenance activities. Ensure maximum task quality and efficiency, and overall effective use of equipment. Manage and control costs.
• During emergency situations, evaluate the abnormalities and take corrective action as to avoid downtime, equipment damage and/or SHERQ incidents.
• Ensure own team adhere to operational/maintenance procedures and for people and plant.
• Ensure maintenance planning is scheduled optimally to maximize production output. T
• ake action on first occurrence performance problems, misconduct, disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Manage performance of own team. Ensure sensitization to diversity in the workplace.
• Get results through empowering others to act. Enable artisans to achieve competence for career progression.
• Coaching and technical training of own staff. Accountable for practical “declaration of competence” of employees to operate the plant. Ensures team motivation and team wellness.
• Lives company values and ensures compliance of team to the values.
• Facilitate effective Communication up and down from management and within own and other stakeholder teams.
• Participate in selection of staff by being an active member on recruitment panels.
• Ensure standard operating procedures are applied. Ensure compliance to Process Safety Management.
• Manage certain start-up and shutdown tasks. Participate 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.
• Ensure compliance to relevant Sasol procedure, policies, legislation, and business processes.
• Manages Behaviour based safety program. Ensure adherence to SHERQ legal standards 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 are available on site. Understands customer requirement and ensures product/service meets customer requirements. Ensure smooth transition of work from own shift to next shift. Effective interaction with supporting activities.
• Identifies and supports inter-dependencies with own and other departments within the value chain. Give input into how to improve overall Equipment Effectiveness 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

• Grade 12 with maths and science
• NQF4 Mechanical trade qualification
• Red Seal (wish)

Min Experience

• 5 Years maintenance experience (preferable in the Petro-chemical environment)
• Exposure to acting or management (preferable)
• Code 08 Drivers License

Required Personal and Professional Skills

• TC_Operational and Safety Factors
• TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions
• TC_Performance Management
• LC_Commercial Agility
• LC_Drives Innovation
• LC_Customer Centricity
• TC_Review and Reporting
• LC_Collaborative
• LC_Inspirational
• LC_Builds Talent
• LC_Developing Self
• LC_Partnerships
• TC_Engineering Implementation
• LC_Delivery Excellence

Closing Date

8 April 2025