Foreman

Sasol; Sasolburg; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational energy and chemical company located in Sasolburg seeks an experienced Engineering Maintenance Manager. This role involves overseeing engineering maintenance processes to support various mining teams in achieving production targets within safety and compliance standards. Successful candidates will bring over 6 years of experience, strong educational qualifications, and relevant engineering skills including planning and innovative thinking. The position offers opportunities for career development within an inclusive organization.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in engineering maintenance.
• Strong understanding of engineering compliance and procedures.
• Ability to manage maintenance, costs, and budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering maintenance processes to achieve production targets.
• Implement operational projects and ensure engineering compliance.
• Conduct failure trend analysis and root cause elimination.
• Ensure effective recruitment and training of personnel.

Skills

Action Planning

Engineering Technology

Commercial Agility

Drives Innovation

Engineering Design

Customer Centricity

SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

Collaborative

Inspirational

Builds Talent

Developing Self

Partnerships

Engineering Development

Delivery Excellence

Education

National Senior Certificate / N3

Occupational Trade Qualification / Certificate - Electro Mechanic

Job description

Purpose of Job

To oversee 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 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.
• 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

• National Senior Certificate / N3 with Mathematics, Physical / Engineering Science and English/Business English
• Occupational Trade Qualification / Certificate - Electro Mechanic

Working Experience

Experience: 6+ relevant years

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• TC_Action Planning
• TC_Engineering Technology
• LC_Commercial Agility
• 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 equal opportunity statement

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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