Section Engineer

Sasol; Sasolburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational energy and chemicals company in Sasolburg is seeking a skilled professional to optimize maintenance and production efficiency in coal operations. The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor's Degree and a Government Certificate of Competency (GCC), along with extensive experience in engineering and maintenance. The role emphasizes strategic planning, safety compliance, and staff development to achieve production targets while maintaining the highest safety standards. Join us in making a difference in a vibrant, inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience: 8+ relevant years.
• Bachelor's degree and a GCC are essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance resources to ensure production machines sustain coal production.
• Implement and monitor engineering compliance and maintenance strategies.
• Ensure adherence to safety performance metrics.
• Develop training and career growth opportunities for staff.

Skills

Optimizes Work Processes

Action Planning

Engineering Technology

Courage

Values Diversity and Inclusion

Engineering Design

Situational Adaptability

SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

Engineering Development

Strategic Mindset

Education

University Bachelor's Degree

Government Certificate of Competency (GCC)

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.

Location

Sasolburg, Free State

Job Req Id

10819

Closing Date

12 December 2025

Purpose of Job

Ensuring profitability by coordinating maintenance resources and personnel for the appointed area to ensure that production machines and equipment are available to sustain continuous production of coal and meet production targets at the lowest possible cost. This is to be executed within the principles of qcdsm. Carries a 2.13.3.1 legal appointment for the mine.

The incumbent holds a Government Certificate of Competence (GCC) and must apply the law utilizing knowledge, experience and skill to interpret and the law and make correct decisions. To improve business objectives sustainably at sub assembly level, at machine level, at systems level and concept level, including machine, people, process and standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure engineering and maintenance strategies/overhaul plans are implemented that optimize sweating of assets and total cost of ownership deliver maintenance, if and when to replace/repair equipment
• Maintenance cost vs R/t in appointed area
• Maintenance budget actual vs. budget
• Availability of Equipment Downtime/shift/MTTF /MTTR (infrastructure and in-section equipment)
• Adherence to Overhaul/maintenance program plan vs. actual
• Implement and monitor operational projects, ensures engineering compliance, develops and manages engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in appointed area of responsibility.
• Adherence to Engineering principles and legislation (i.e. MM07)
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardization committees)
• SOP/COP implementation and adherence
• Assess economics/engineering viability of non-major engineering business cases and provides specific, in‑section expertise and coaching
• Total cost of ownership (TCO)
• % delivery against OE initiatives
• Implement, monitor and ensure compliance to condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility.
• Compliance to Condition monitoring program schedules.
• Failure trend analysis and root cause elimination
• Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations (backlog)
• Support mine to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility.
• Rand per ton (R/t), Tons per CM per shift (t/cm/shift), Reserve utilization %
• Volumes vs. monthly TQF (Including Quality) and vs. annual budget, % ash, % fines
• Illimani tons as % of budget
• Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget. Identify potential future budget requirements.
• Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs. target
• Accountability to implement the strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.
• SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings), % outstanding actions on findings
• Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR
• # incidents, dust overexposure, noise overexposure, water releases
• Recruitment, training and career development
• Vacancy rates vs. Staff Establishment (vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD/PSD), AWOP, Successors for critical positions
• Key role turnover rate vs. industry average, absenteeism, employee engagement and enablement score (%), Tons/man/year, Monthly bonus targets
• Mining charter, WIM and SLP commitments vs actual, training days

Formal Education

University Bachelors Degree

Certificate

Government Certificate of Competency (GCC)

Working Experience

Experience: 8+ relevant years

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• BC_Optimizes Work Processes
• TC_Action Planning
• TC_Engineering Technology
• BC_Courage
• BC_Values Diversity and Inclusion
• TC_Engineering design
• BC_Situational Adaptability
• TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards
• TC_Engineering Development
• BC_Strategic Mindset

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.