Technician Instr & Control

Sasol; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A global integrated chemicals and energy company in Secunda is seeking an applicant for a technical support role. The ideal candidate should have a Post School Tertiary Diploma and over 3 years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include providing support to maintenance managers, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and gathering information independently. The role presents an opportunity to work in a diverse environment focused on employee development and impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to gather information independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to maintenance managers and engineers.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Develop suitable technical proposals based on knowledge.

Skills

Courage

Manages Complexity

Troubleshoots Technical Issues

Plans and Aligns

Engineering Design

Directs Work

Electrical Fundamentals

Electrical Systems

Action Oriented

Engineering Implementation

Education

Post School Tertiary Diploma

Job description

About 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 Reference

Ref number: 10712
Closing date: 10 December 2025
Location: Secunda, South Africa

Purpose of Job

Provide technical support to maintenance managers and engineers by applying theoretical skills and making suggestions and independently implementing solutions to optimise systems.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality, quantity and due dates.
• Company values and goals supported and lived.
• Achieving delivery targets (e.g. services; BU and Discipline Specific).
• Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards project schedules.
• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality standards & compliance.
• Optimises and control resources effectively.
• Perform all tasks cost consciously.
• Independently gather information and data accumulation.
• Awareness, focus and control of cost / budget.
• Independently gather information and data accumulation.
• Achieve safety and risk objectives.
• Apply safety in all practices, specifically project planning and execution.
• Understand the company vision and values.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values.
• Improve own skills and knowledge.
• Take ownership for personal improvement and skills development.
• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked.
• Apply the learning experience at the workplace.
• Agree and review personal performance goals and the achievement thereof.
• Set and work towards own performance targets and goals as per personal performance agreement.
• Update performance goals and performance agreement regularly.
• Ensure work is completed as planned.
• Manage own work planning and delivery according to targets.
• Review compliance and follow up against the standards and objectives.
• Adheres to standard procedures and practices with guidance.
• Resolve work obstacles and issues positively and quickly.
• Develop suitable technical proposals based on practical and theoretical knowledge.
• Build customer relationships in order to understand their needs.
• Demonstrates good understanding of customer needs.
• Project a positive image of the department.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers.
• Build effective partnerships with team to ensure high performance.
• Provide technical input or advice to multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Team and colleague communication.
• Demonstrate effective listening and communication skills when dealing with colleagues.
• Improve present way of doing work by continuously asking questions.
• Identify optimisation opportunities.
• Share and implement new ideas regarding work.
• Resource utilization and efficiency.

Formal Education

Post School Tertiary Diploma (South Africa / Eurasia)

Working Experience

Experience: 3+ relevant years

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• BC_Courage
• BC_Manages Complexity
• TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues
• BC_Plans and Aligns
• TC_Engineering design
• BC_Directs Work
• TC_E_Electrical Fundamentals
• TC_Electrical Systems
• BC_Action Oriented
• TC_Engineering Implementation

Equal Opportunity Notice

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.