Chief Foreman

Sasol; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading integrated chemicals and energy company in Secunda is seeking a Foreman to manage engineering maintenance processes. The ideal candidate will have 10 years of relevant experience, including 3-5 years in a leadership role. Responsibilities include overseeing maintenance strategies, ensuring compliance with safety metrics, and managing engineering standards. This full-time position offers the chance to be part of a team committed to innovation and sustainability.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering maintenance processes to reach production targets.
• Carry out maintenance strategies and manage equipment availability.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards and safety metrics.

Skills

Construction Experience

Heavy Equipment Operation

Rigging

Commercial Driving

Leadership Experience

Paving

OSHA

Roofing

Irrigation

Telecommunication

Horizontal Drilling

Excavator

Education

Post School Tertiary Diploma

Electro Mechanic Trade Test Certificate

Job description

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 Req Id

9589

Closing Date

29 September 2025

OME

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 KPIs are met deliver maintenance if and when to replace / repair equipment.
• Manage maintenance cost vs R / t in appointed area Maintenance budget
• Ensure availability of equipment by effectively managing downtime / shift / MTTF / MTTR (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 (standardisation committees) SOP / COP implementation and adherence.
• Assess economics / engineering viability of no major engineering business cases and provides specific inspection expertise and coaching.
• Managing third-party service delivery.
• Manage delivery against OE 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.
• 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 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.
• Planned Task observations.

Formal Education

• Post School Tertiary Diploma (South Africa / Eurasia)

Certificate

• Electro Mechanic Trade Test Certificate

Working Experience

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

Required Personal and Professional Skills

• TCAction Planning
• TCEngineering Technology
• LCCommercial Agility
• LCBusiness Ownership
• LCDrives Innovation
• TCEngineering design
• LCCustomer Centricity
• TCSHE Policies Procedures and Standards
• LCCollaborative
• LCInspirational
• LCBuilds Talent
• LCDeveloping Self
• LCPartnerships
• TCEngineering Development
• LCDelivery 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 Sasols Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once-more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.

Required Experience :

Chief

Key Skills

• Construction Experience,Heavy Equipment Operation,Rigging,Commercial Driving,Paving,OSHA,Roofing,Irrigation,Telecommunication,Horizontal Drilling,Excavator,Leadership Experience

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1