Chief Foreman X2

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 75-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Job Requisition ID

12516

Closing Date

8 July 2026

OME

MIN: Mining

Location

Sasolburg, Free State

Purpose of Job

• To manage the engineering maintenance processes within the appointed area of responsibility to enable various mining teams to reach production targets within the principles of QCDSM

Key Accountabilities

• Manage and carry out engineering and maintenance strategies and overhaul plans on a day to day basis that ensure that departments KPI's are met, including the manufacture of new items and when to replace / repair equipment.
• Manage Operational budget including maintenance and operational costs in appointed area Ensure availability of equipment by effectively managing downtime (infrastructure and inspection equipment).
• Ensure adherence to maintenance programme.
• Implements operational projects, ensures engineering compliance, develops and implements engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP in appointed area of responsibility.
• Ensures adherence to Engineering principles and legislation.
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardization committees) SOP/PTO / COP implementation and adherence.
• Ensure compliance with the Welding standards
• Assess economics / engineering viability of major engineering business cases and provides specific, inspection expertise and coaching.
• Manage delivery against OE/BI initiatives.
• Carry out condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility.
• Compliance to Condition monitoring program schedules.
• Conduct failure trend analysis and root cause elimination.
• Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations (backlog).
• Support departments to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility.
• Ensure effective short and long term planning in conjunction with the Mines
• Ensuring proper liaising with other departments for a smooth manufacturing and refurbishment flow
• Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget.
• Drive the machine cost and $/barrel cost saving actions
• Ensure best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain required RCR.
• Ensure SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings, % outstanding actions on findings) Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDC rate
• Ensure effective recruitment, training, coaching and career development.
• Manage vacancy rates against staff establishment (vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD / PSD, AWOP, Successors for critical positions).
• Manage team bearing in mind key role turnover rate vs. industry average, absenteeism, employee engagement and enablement score (%, Tons/man/year, Monthly bonus targets) training days for department.
• Perform CCVs on critical tasks.

Formal Education

• National Senior Certificate / N3 with Mathematics & Science
• Qualified Boilermaker Trade Test Certificate

Working Experience

• 10+ relevant years

Required Personal And Professional Skills TC_Action Planning

TC_Engineering Technology

LC_Commercial Agility

LC_Business Ownership

LC_Drives Innovation

TC_Engineering design

LC_Customer Centricity

TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

LC_Collaborative

LC_Inspirational

LC_Builds Talent

LC_Developing Self

LC_Partnerships

TC_Engineering Development

LC_Delivery Excellence

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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