Reliability Engineer I needed at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• Provide Technical support by the independent formulation of a technical approach, data assimilation, assessment, interpretation and contextualization of Asset Management principles to enable the safe and cost-effective utilization of assets throughout their life cycle, within a utilities plant environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Expert in Troubleshooting and addressing problems with equipment/processes in a utilities plant area.
• Knowledgeable in first principles engineering concepts.
• Familiar with other technical disciplines relevant to area of responsibility.
• Perform data interpretation and reporting on equipment availability and reliability, to contextualize focus areas, based on identified improvement areas, and play a key role in identification and implementation of new technical ideas/opportunities.
• Make and drive suggestions to optimize equipment, systems and processes
• Champion (CI) Continuous improvement, Deviation Management (DM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) inclusive of quality reporting of the outcomes and health of the management system.
• Advocate of reliability business processes, procedures, work instructions, and practices in the relevant operating department.
• Support the relevant personnel in the operations departments to obtain the necessary competence in reliability practices through training and coaching
• Ability to frequently compile concise written reports and presentations to communicate effectively.
• Clear and regular verbal and written communication to supervisor and other stakeholders, including line manager and team members.
• Build, maintain and leverage effective networking and stakeholder relationships to increase knowledge and understanding to enable effective problem and solution identification. Share key information and ideas or learnings with customers and teams.
• Plan and organize own work to deliver safely on time and to quality standard keep line informed on progress.
• Maintain the ability to work on multiple projects and/or requests with different priorities.
• Take responsibility for personal performance, improvement and skills development; technical competence in the application of computer software and writing skills to be able to report effectively on work progress. Stay abreast of global trends, developments and opportunities in own area of work and implement technical & operational improvements.
• Manage multiple assignments and/or requests on time, in scope, within budget, and to quality and customer requirements.
• Compile and evaluate the justification of optimal critical spares holding as well as assessing optimal maintenance interventions through life-cycle costing (LCC) analysis
• Drive risk-based inspection (RBI) and Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) practices, with the aim of improving equipment availability and maintaining legal compliance.
• Thorough understanding of Policies, procedures, specifications and legal framework.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviors in agreement with the Sasol Values

Formal Education

• University bachelor’s degree in engineering

Working Experience

• Experience: 3+ relevant years