Maintenance & Engineering Planner

Sasol; Sasolburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sasolburg is seeking a planning professional to optimize planning processes and support planning staff for effective system utilization.

The role focuses on delivering reliable planning services, applying technical expertise, and developing value-added solutions to improve business performance. It requires strong planning, organisation and compliance with standards in a fast-paced energy environment.

Qualifications

• Matric or N3 certificate required with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to plan, organise and deliver quality process improvements.
• Experience in applying technical standards, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on all service level agreements consistently.
• Provide quality, cost-effective service and support on time.
• Monitor and control costs and budgets associated with planning.
• Apply technical expertise to improve business performance.
• Develop new value-added services and solutions for planning processes.
• Ensure professional standards for service provision are met and reviewed.
• Share knowledge and collaborate with managers, peers, clients and other service providers.

Skills

Manages complexity

Review and reporting

Equipment utilisation

Directs work

Decision quality

Manages ambiguity

Planning and organisation

Quality control and reliability

Balances stakeholders

Compliance management

Education

Matric or N3 certificate

Job description

Job Req ID

13069

Closing Date

16 September 2026

OME

Sasolburg and Natref Operations (Natref site)

Location

Sasolburg

Purpose of Job

Enable plant stability through optimization of planning processes with support to planning personnel to ensure effective and productive utilization of systems and processes.

Key Accountabilities

• Consistently deliver on all service level agreements.
• Deliver quality, cost effective service and support on time.
• Awareness, focus and control of cost/budget.
• Accept and implement Technical expertise and advice in order to improve business performance.
• Technical/operating systems and models- Produced new value adding service and product delivery that transformed an aspect of the business.
• Establish and ensure that professional standards for service provision are met (Policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods: application and review).
• Values behaviour, Personal development and effectiveness. Leadership accountabilities to reach results (where applicable).
• Company values and goals support and promotion.
• Support vision and values and goals.
• Performance goals agreement and alignment- Expertise developed in others.
• Improve personal technical and specialist skills and knowledge.
• Ensure that work and project plans meets the technical and professional objectives.
• Analyse recommendations and problems and design and design solutions and implement them effectively.
• Progress monitoring, reporting and corrective action: Adapted to changing business environment and work requirements, solved problems, provided data on time.
• Make a full contribution to statutory compliance and management.
• Provide efficient and high quality services to internal and external customers.
• Consistently meet customer and business needs and requirements (Contractor/consultant relationships/management).
• Build constructive working relationships with manager, peers, clients and other service providers.
• Knowledge sharing, networking and collaboration with colleagues and other teams.
• Communicate and behave professionally so that actions result in high level of credibility, trust and respect (Technical/Professional communication to customers).
• New ideas, thinking and approaches adopted and supported by the business.
• Provide new ideas, thinking and approaches.

Formal Education

Matric or N3 Certificate

Working Experience

Experience: 4+ relevant years

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• BC_Manages Complexity
• TC_Review and Reporting
• TC_Equipment Utilisation
• BC_Directs Work
• BC_Decision Quality
• BC_Manages Ambiguity
• TC_Planning and Organisation
• TC_Quality Control and Reliability
• BC_Balances Stakeholders
• TC_Compliance Management

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.

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.