Instruments & Controls Foreman

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

Job summary

Sasolville, Sasolburg & Natref Ops are seeking a frontline leader to supervise and develop an instrumentation & control team. You will oversee safety, maintenance, quality and cost performance while coaching staff for career progression.

A strong background in instrumentation and control with leadership experience is essential. The role focuses on ensuring safe, reliable plant operation, delivering frontline results, and driving continuous improvement within a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with Maths, Science, English and an NQF 4 trade qualification.
• OR an NQF 4 qualification with the applicable trade credential.

Responsibilities

• Plan, control and manage operations and maintenance activities.
• Ensure effective execution of operations and maintenance tasks.
• Maintain high task quality, efficiency and equipment usage.
• Manage costs within allocated budget where applicable.
• Lead safety, SHERQ compliance and team welfare.
• Coach and develop artisans for career progression.
• Participate in PDAs, RCAs, and risk assessments as needed.
• Ensure compliance with PSM, SOPs and change control procedures.
• Facilitate communication across management and teams.

Skills

Inspections

Analysis & Solutions

Quality Control

Quality Management Procedures

Review & Reporting

Accountability

Action Oriented

Decision Quality

Situational Adaptability

Education

Grade 12 + Maths, Science, English & NQF4 Occupational Trade Qualification

NQF4 Qualification alternative

Job description

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

13083

Closing Date

16 September 2026

OME

Sasolburg & Natref Ops

Location

Sasolburg - Natref|Free state

Purpose of Job

Accountable for first line leadership and management of team members to enable the work of self and team members and building their expertise and skills, and deliver frontline team results such as Safety, Production, Maintenance, Quality, Cost and Motivation.

Key Accountabilities

• Planning, control and management of operations/maintenance activity
• Ensure effective execution of operations/maintenance activities
• Ensure maximum task quality and efficiency, and overall effective use of equipment
• Manage and control costs (where allocated budget responsibility is assigned)
• During emergency situations, evaluate the abnormalities and take corrective action as to avoid downtime, equipment damage and/or SHERQ incidents
• Ensure own team adhere to operational/maintenance procedures for people and plant
• Ensure maintenance planning is scheduled optimally to maximise production output
• Take action on first occurrence performance problems, misconduct, disciplinary and grievance cases
• Manage performance of own team
• Ensure sensitisation to diversity in the workplace
• Get results through empowering others to act
• Enable artisans to achieve competence for career progression
• Coaching and technical training of own staff
• Accountable for practical "declaration of competence" of employees to operate the plant
• Ensures team motivation and team wellness
• Lives company values and ensures compliance of team to the values
• Facilitate effective Communication up and down from management and also within own and other stakeholder teams
• Participate in selection of staff (for own team) by being an active member on recruitment panels
• Ensure standard operating procedures are applied
• Ensure compliance to PSM (Process Safety Management)
• Manage certain start-up and shutdown tasks
• Participate (or conduct on own team) in potential deviation analysis (PDA), root cause analysis (RCA) and risk assessments
• Manage execution to work permit system standards and safe work procedures
• Conduct Task Risk Assessments and ensure that team conducts Task Risk
• Assessments (where applicable)
• Ensure compliance to relevant Sasol/Natref procedure, policies, legislation and business processes
• Manages behaviour based safety program
• Ensure adherence to SHERQ legal standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001)and implement SHERQ processes for own area of responsibility
• Ensure that MOC process is followed, and that modified plant/maintenance procedures are implemented by artisans
• Writing and reporting
• Understands customer requirement and ensures product/service meets customer requirements
• Ensure resources (e.g. raw materials, people) are available on site
• Ensure smooth transition of work from own shift to next shift
• Effective interaction with supporting activities e.g. P&SM, technical, engineering
• Identifies and supports inter-dependencies (synergies) with own and other departments within the value chain
• Give input into how to improve overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for the plant
• Continuously applies new ideas/work methods to improve results
• Deals with human resistance to change in own area
• Provide information/assist with projects with technical/support functions
• Avail staff for training and development required due to the change initiative

Formal Education

• Grade 12 with Maths, Science, English AND NQF 4 Occupational Trade Qualification;
• OR NQF 4Qualification - (with the NQF 4 Occupational Trade Qualification)

Working Experience

Minimum of 8 years' experience as an Instruments & Control artisan and identified and measured Leadership competency.

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• TC_Inspections
• TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions
• TC_Quality Control and Reliability
• TC_Quality Management Procedures and Standards
• TC_Review and Reporting
• BC_Ensures Accountability
• BC_Action Oriented
• BC_Manages Complexity
• BC_Decision Quality
• BC_Situational Adaptability

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.

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.