Superintendent Section Conveyors / Chief Foreman

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

Job summary

Sasol Limited in Secunda, Mpumalanga, is seeking a Superintendent Section Conveyors / Chief Foreman to supervise engineering maintenance across the assigned area, ensuring targets and KPI delivery within QCDSM principles. The role requires a Senior N3/Mathematics and Physical Science, electrical knowledge, and a Flameproof certificate, with 4+ years of relevant experience.

You will lead maintenance planning, drive safety, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Senior National Certificate / N3 with Mathematics and Physical Science.
• Diploma in Electrical (Advantageous).
• Flameproof Certificate.
• Experience: 4+ relevant years.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance strategies and overhaul plans to meet KPIs and perform replacements when needed.
• Manage maintenance cost vs. revenue targets within the appointed area budget.
• Ensure equipment availability by controlling downtime, shifts, MTBF/MTTR.
• Adhere to maintenance programmes and SOPs; uphold engineering governance.
• Lead condition monitoring programs and implement corrective actions.
• Drive safety, compliance and continuous improvement across the team.
• Coordinate planning to support target achievement and efficient production.
• Develop and coach staff, manage vacancies and succession planning.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Cost control

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Root cause analysis

Condition monitoring

Education

Senior National Certificate / N3 with Mathematics and Physical Science

Diploma in Electrical (Advantageous)

Flameproof Certificate

Job description

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Superintendent Section Conveyors / Chief Foreman

Posting Date: Sep 10, 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

13135

Closing Date

OME

MIN: Mining

Location

Purpose of Job

To supervise the engineering maintenance processes within the appointed area of responsibility to enable various mining teams to reach production targets within the principles of QCDSM.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage and carry out engineering and maintenance strategies and overhaul plans on a day to day basis that ensure that departments KPI's are met deliver maintenance, if and when to replace / repair equipment.
• Manage maintenance cost vs R/t in appointed area Maintenance budget.
• Ensure availability of equipment by effectively managing downtime / shift / MTTF / MTTR (infrastructure and inspection equipment).
• Ensure adherence to maintenance programme.
• Implements operational projects, ensures engineering compliance, develops and implements engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP in appointed area of responsibility.
• Ensures adherence to Engineering principles and legislation.
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardisation committees) SOP / COP implementation and adherence.
• Assess economics / engineering viability of no major engineering business cases and provides specific, inspection expertise and coaching.
• Carry out condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility. Compliance to Condition monitoring program schedules.
• Conduct failure trend analysis and root cause elimination.
• Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations (backlog).
• Support departments to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility.
• Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget.
• Ensure best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain required RCR.
• Ensure SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings, % outstanding actions on findings) Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR.
• Ensure the effective recruitment, training, coaching and career development.
• Manage vacancy rates against staff establishment (vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD / PSD, AWOP, Successors for critical positions).
• Manage team bearing in mind key role turnover rate vs. industry average, absenteeism, employee engagement and enablement score (%, Tons/man/year, Monthly bonus targets) training days for department.
• Planned Task observations.

Formal Education

• Senior National Certificate / N3 with Mathematics and Physical Science
• Diploma in Electrical (Advantageous)
• Flameproof Certificate

Working Experience

• Experience: 4+ relevant years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

TC_Action Planning

TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

BC_Ensures Accountability

BC_Action Oriented

BC_Manages Complexity

BC_Self-development

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.