Senior Engineer Refurbishment

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

Job summary

A leading integrated chemicals and energy company is seeking a Mid-Senior level Engineer in Secunda, Mpumalanga. This role involves validating excavation design methodologies and applying industrial engineering principles to optimize production processes. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering. The company is committed to diversity and offers development opportunities to its employees.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in industrial engineering.
• Experience in applying industrial engineering skills in a mining environment.

Responsibilities

• Validate correct design methodology in excavation design.
• Support overall mine design and ensure stability.
• Identify improvement opportunities and implement practical solutions.
• Assure operating performance and drive improvements.

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 - Industrial Engineering

Job description

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Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-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 Req ID

8914

Closing Date

12 August 2025

OME

MRS:Mining

Location

Secunda, Mpumalanga

Role Category

Optimisation

Purpose of Job

To validate correct design methodology and parameters in excavation design and to support overall mine design, to ascertain coal mines stability of Sasol Group mining in line with mine health and safety act and applying in-depth industrial engineering (IE) skills, techniques and knowledge to leverage company resources to rationalise, optimise and improve both production and non-production processes.

Key Accountabilities

Deliver services and intelligence in line with industrial engineering, in the assigned OME

Enable the Sasol Operations Standards framework by evaluating the strategic asset life-cycle value optimisation for all assets impacted by the company’s long-term strategy

Identifying opportunities via system analysis and develop and implement lean, practical and focused business solutions

Enable and improve operations at Operational services

Identify improvement opportunities

Investigate opportunities, design practical solutions and sustainably implement

Supporting and enabling the Sasol Operations Standards framework by applying industrial engineering skills, techniques and knowledge to leverage company resources to rationalise, optimise and improve both production and non-production processes

Support candidate industrial engineers

Assure operating performance and drive improvements within operations

Develop practical implementation solutions for processes governed by Operational services

Support business with development of business cases and adhoc motivations/memorandums

Drive business improvement actions at Operational services

Establish, and assure a standardized approach to strategic asset life-cycle value optimisation within the operations framework

Provides input into the high level IE improvement plan

Influence and assist operations hub in the roll-out & sustained application of improvement solutions developed

Participate in communities of practice to embed the asset management principles and continuous improvement

Translate and cascade IE goals into own performance goals

Improve on processes

Identify improvement opportunities and implement improvement solutions

Demonstrate One Sasol way behavior

Manage multi-level interfaces and integrate effectively. Interact with relevant internal and external stakeholders

Remain competitive compared to our competitors.

Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs target.

Working capital & cash position vs target, cash flow vs forecast.

Price and TCO performance vs index and benchmarks.

Overall accountability for strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.

Formal Education

University Bachelors Degree- Industrial Engineering

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing

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