Section Engineer

Sasol Limited; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sasol is seeking a Section Engineer to coordinate maintenance resources and personnel for the mining area, ensuring production machines are available to sustain continuous output and meet targets at the lowest possible cost. The incumbent holds a Mining GCC and applies the law with knowledge and skill to interpret and enforce regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities include safe production, budgeting, governance adherence, and driving predictive maintenance to improve asset reliability and

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate with Mathematics and Science.
• Mining Government Certificate of Competence (GCC).
• Experience in maintenance coordination for mining operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance resources and personnel to ensure available production equipment.
• Implement maintenance strategies and overhaul plans to optimise asset cost.
• Assess economics of engineering initiatives and support cost control within budget.
• Monitor condition monitoring programs and drive predictive maintenance actions.
• Support production targets with efficient planning and resource allocation.
• Control costs and prepare reporting on budget versus actuals.

Skills

Action planning

Courage

Diversity & inclusion

Situational adaptability

SHE policies

Strategic mindset

Education

National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with Mathematics & Science

Mining GCC Certificate

Job description

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Section Engineer

Posting Date: Aug 21, 2026

Company: Sasol

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

12963

Closing Date

OME

MRS: Mining

Location

Role Category

Purpose of Job

Ensuring profitability by coordinating maintenance resources and personnel for the appointed area toensure that production machines and equipment are available to sustain continuous production of coaland meet production targets at the lowest possible cost. This is to be executed within the principles ofQCDSM. Carries a 2.13.3.1 legal appointment for the mine. The incumbent holds a Mining GovernmentCertificate of Competence (GCC) and must apply the law utilising knowledge, experience and skill tointerpret and the law and make correct decisions. To improve business objectives sustainably at subassembly level, at machine level, at systems level and concept level, including machine, people, processand standards.

Key Accountabilities

1.) (Safe Production) Ensure engineering maintenance strategies and overhaul plans are implemented

that will optimise sweating of assets to reduce 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.

2.) Implement and monitor operational projects, ensures engineering compliance (COP), develops and manages engineering Standard Operation Procedure(SOP) in appointed area of responsibility- Adherence to Engineering principles and Legislation (i.e MM07)- Compliance to governance bodies (Standardisation committees) – SOP/COP implementation adherence.

3.) Assess economics / engineering viability of non-major engineering business cases and provides

initiatives

4.) Implement, monitor and ensure compliance to condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility-Compliance to program schedules- Failure trends analysis and root cause elimination – Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations (backlog). 5) Safe Production 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- Illima tons as % of budget.

6) (Finance) – Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget. Identify potential future budget requirements. (Finance) Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget. Identify potential future requirements – Delivery and reporting calendar vs. target

Formal Education

• National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with Mathematics & Science

Certificate

Mining Government Certificate of Competence (GCC - Mining)

Working Experience

Experience: 8+ relevant years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

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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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