Maintenance & Engineering Planning Assistant

Sasol; Durban; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Sasol Durban seeks a skilled planning professional to support maintenance, shutdown and project planning across units. You will apply planning processes, manage work orders and maintain schedules using SAP Work Management.

The role emphasizes cost control, safety, and continuous improvement. Ideal candidates bring 2+ years operational planning experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to coach teammates while meeting SHE targets.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent education.
• 2+ years of relevant operational experience.
• Ability to follow planning processes and work management principles.

Responsibilities

• Use SAP and SAP Work Management to handle job cards, planning priorities and scoping.
• Plan maintenance activities to optimise asset uptime and minimise cost of ownership.
• Ensure adherence to work management schedules and processes.
• Support predictive maintenance programs with plan vs. actual reporting.
• Coach colleagues and learners in planning practices.
• Provide progress reports and action follow-ups in monthly reviews.

Skills

Communicates Effectively

Action Planning

Manages Complexity

Plans and Aligns

Directs Work

Office Administration

Planning and Organisation

Attention to Detail

Ensures Accountability

Multi-tasking

Education

High School / School Diploma

Tools

SAP

SAP Work Management

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

13173

Closing Date

28 September 2026

OME

Energy Ops - Natref Operations

Location

Durban, Kwazulu Natal

Purpose of Job

Provide a continuous input and support into maintenance, shutdown and project planning activities at various business units and to apply the planning processes at an operational level while ensuring and adhering to work management principles. Follow the Work Management work instruction and RACI.

Key Accountabilities

• Using company software and procedures to complete tasks: Examples: SAP (Financial System), SAP Work management system (Job cards/Planning priorities/Scoping/ Maintenance Strategies/PR’s/PO’s etc.)
• Carry out engineering planning activities for specific sections/ departments that optimise sweating of assets ensure maintenance schedules are adhered to and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Ensure work management process schedule adherence.
• Adherence to Predictive maintenance program – plan vs. actual per department.
• Ensures that engineering planning activities are achieved in the most cost-effective manner possible.
• Department operating within budget (Budget / Actual).
• Trains and coach fellow employees and learners.
• Report on progress, corrective action, make information available in format as agreed by the planning department to the business units engineering personnel Monthly maintenance planning aviation reports.
• Discuss progress, exception reports, follow up actions at agreed forums.
• Reporting on work management process compliance.
• Support departments to achieve set SHE targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility.
• Rand per ton (R/t, Tons per CM per shift (t/cm/shift).
• Volumes vs. monthly TQF (Including Quality).
• Work management process schedule adherence.
• Implements new methodologies and technology, within the planning environment aligned with the Natref strategy and reports back on effectiveness.
• Implementation of new technology and methodologies as determined by Sasol Mining strategy.
• Monitor the performance of new technology and methodologies and reports back.
• Accountable for striving towards best-in-class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metric.
• SHE compliance rates vs targets (especially major findings, % outstanding actions on findings.
• Participate in industry bodies and standard setting.
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardization committees).
• Provide solutions aligned with business unit goals and values aligned legal requirements.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol/Natref Values.
• Expert utilisation and direction.
• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked.
• Set and work towards own performance targets and goals as per personal performance agreement.

Formal Education

High School / School Diploma or similar

Working Experience

2+ relevant year operational experience

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• BC_Communicates Effectively
• TC_Action Planning
• BC_Manages Complexity
• BC_Plans and Aligns
• BC_Directs Work
• TC_Office Administration
• TC_Planning and Organisation
• TC_Attention to Detail
• BC_Ensures Accountability
• TC_Multi-tasking

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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