SASOL Vacancies 2021 – SASOL Careers Jobs Vacancies in South Africa Synthetic Oil Liquid

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE / PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The purpose of the role is to provide a continuous input and support into maintenance, shutdown and project planning activities at various business units and to apply the planning processes at an operational level. To follow the Work Management Process (WMP).

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Carry out mining planning activities for specific sections / departments to ensure managing reporting and to ensure schedules are adhered to and reduce total cost of ownership.

• WMP schedule adherence.
• Assist with the governance and allocation of the Doc 3 and Doc 6
• Assist with Cutting sequence documentation approval and Governance
• Assist with the Cut Card development approval and Governance
• Manage and assist the planning of 12 Weekly, 2 Weekly, Daily task scheduling and placement of activities on a shifty basis.
• Update of all the planned and Un-planned work for Mine Planning on the Shift Manager Dashboard
• Coordination of workload and activity placement.
• Preparation for the daily 2 Weekly WBS Discussions and Daily L1 WBS Discussions with the relevant supervisors
• Ensure alignment between L1 and L2 WBS discussions daily function.
• Manage the priority of daily unplanned work and scheduling the required tasks and resources.
• Stonework scheduling and updating of the Shift Manger Boards.
• Ordering of all mining spares and support.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
In line with Sasol’s commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. We actively encourage and welcome persons with disabilities to apply.

In addition to a pre-employment medical examination, some positions may require a physical fitness assessment, as part of the normal pre-employment selection criteria

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/N3 Minimum of 2 years as a planner assistant

Experience:
Mining experience will be added as an advantage

Essential / preferred (optional)

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

People Leadership: 

• Authentically and inclusively engages all stakeholders in developing business relevant solutions.
• A talent magnet. Proven ability to identify talent and further invest in talent.

Partnership Leadership:

• Ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders.
• Establish and build relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes.
• Build and establish core capabilities through partners and peers.

Business Leadership:

• Demonstrates business acumen.
• A global mindset and exercises sound judgment.
• Achieves results through others and holds them accountable.
• Outside-in approach when developing learning solutions

Strategic Leadership

• Leads the Core and Critical skills portfolio within Sasol in an innovative and sustainable manner.
• Strong internal and external networks
• Ability to benchmark and spot best tap into relevant best practices

Self-Mastery

• Continuously develop self
• Ambassador for living the Sasol Values

Functional Competencies

Finance

• Ensures that mining planning activities are achieved in the most   cost effective  manner possible. Department operating within budget (Budget / Actual)

Training and career development

• • Trains and coaches fellow employees and learners
  • Ensures own career development

Report on progress, corrective action, make information available in format as agreed by the planning department to the business units personnel.

• Creates monthly mining planning deviation reports
• Creates WMP compliance reports

Safe Production – Support departments 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)

New methodologies and technology

• Are utilised, within the planning environment aligned with the Sasol Mining strategy and reports back on effectiveness.
• Implementation of new technology and methodologies as determined by Sasol Mining Strategy
• Monitor the performance of new technology and methodologies and reports back.

SHE,  Accountable

•  Striving towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metric.
• SHE compliance rates vs targets (especially major findings), % outstanding actions on findings
• Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR

Establish a network of internal and external experts

•   To consult and guide the maintenance planning strategy.
• Participate in industry bodies and standard setting
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardisation committees)

Functional / Technical

MAJOR CHALLENGES / PROBLEM SOLVING

• Supporting the mine in delivering on safe production within the budgeted allowances for engineering planning , balancing production targets with maintenance practices
• In-depth knowledge of, as well as application of various sets of legal requirements, engineering principles
• Influx of new technology that requires highly skilled workforce to manage the complexity

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

• Remote locations, Equipment, infrastructure and Personnel are both underground and surface and are located over the business unit
• Complex interfaces with contractors and suppliers also exits
• Information from various sources needs to be analyzed, interpreted and integrated to make trade-off decisions in the best interest of the area of responsibility

Note: Failure to provide Sasol with truthful information and valid documents will render your application null and void.