Chief Foreman

Sasol; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global chemicals and energy company in Secunda, Mpumalanga, seeks an experienced engineer to manage maintenance processes, ensuring efficient production and adherence to safety standards. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience, a relevant diploma, and strong leadership qualities. This role emphasizes a commitment to safety and team development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of experience as a Foreman.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering and maintenance strategies daily to meet production targets.
• Implement operational projects and adhere to engineering compliance.
• Ensure equipment availability by managing downtimes effectively.
• Support departments to achieve set targets by coordinating planning.

Skills

Action Planning

Engineering Technology

Commercial Agility

Business Ownership

Drives Innovation

Engineering Design

Customer Centricity

SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

Collaborative

Inspirational

Builds Talent

Developing Self

Partnerships

Engineering Development

Delivery Excellence

Education

Post School Tertiary Diploma

Electro Mechanic Trade Test Certificate

Certificate

Job description

Overview

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-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 Details

Job Req Id: 9589

Closing Date: 29 September 2025

OME

MRS:Mining (Section Conveyors)

Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga

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 and to deliver maintenance, when required, for replacement/repair of equipment.
• Manage maintenance cost vs R/t in the appointed area and maintenance budget.
• Ensure availability of equipment by effectively managing downtime / shift / MTTF / MTTR (infrastructure and inspection equipment).
• Ensure adherence to the maintenance programme.
• Implement operational projects, ensure engineering compliance, develop and implement engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in the appointed area of responsibility.
• Ensure adherence to engineering principles and legislation.
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardisation committees) SOP / COP implementation and adherence.
• Assess economics / engineering viability of major engineering business cases and provide specific inspection expertise and coaching.
• Managing third-party service delivery.
• Manage delivery against OE initiatives.
• Carry out condition monitoring programs in the 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 the appointed area of responsibility.
• Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget.
• 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, LWDCR.
• Ensure the effective recruitment, training, coaching and career development.
• Manage vacancy rates against staff establishment (vacancies including 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) and training days for department.
• Planned Task observations.

Formal Education

Note: Treat strong tags as bold in content below.

• Post School Tertiary Diploma (South Africa / Eurasia)
• Certificate
• Electro Mechanic Trade Test Certificate

Working Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• 3-5 years of experience as a Foreman

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

Equality and Inclusion

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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