Rail Maintenance Manager

Job Requisition ID

12146

Closing Date

20 May 2026

OME

MSA: SA Chemicals Marketing & Sales

Location

Sandton, Gauteng

Purpose of Job

To manage the functions of ensuring the sustained availability of legally compliant and maintained rail tank cars (RTC). The purpose of the role to provide RTCs is to enable the rail flow function to access the agreed percentage of the RTC fleet to fulfill the BUs rail haulage demand. The role includes the adapting of the RTCs to meet product specifications. 

Key Accountabilities

• Overview of the key requirements of the OHS Act, pertaining to safe use of plant and machinery, and how to implement and manage these as a GMR(2.1) appointee.
• Review existing strategies, methodologies and practices and identify opportunities to streamline processes and practices to continuously improve rail haulage of Sasol products Define and communicate DOVs to relevant stakeholders.
• Implement strategies, processes & policies in the shared services outbound supply chain operational environment to achieve the agreed organisational and stakeholders SC strategies including maximising the utilisation of rail haulage Implement and adhere to maintenance schedules aligned with capacity of the service provider. Conform and enforce conformance to SLAs.
• Support the integration of outbound SC execution processes through integration of the BU and LOC SC rail processes minimised RTC turnaround times.
• Ensure the optimisation of the rail maintenance SC processes through appropriate enablement, governance & risk management. Elimination of illegal RTCs from the fleet.
• Conformance of all legal requirements.
• Put Service Level Agreement (SLA) in place and updated when necessary.
• Direct activities to achieve cost effectiveness while improving accuracy, customer service, quality and safety Root cause analyses of all RTC related incidents and improvement strategies.
• Adhere to Business Unit requirements e.g. RTC modifications/product swinging.
• Respond to customer complaints and implement improvement strategies.
• Ability to input and manage maintenance budget.
• Accurate management information.
• Customer surveys.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships with supply chain (SC) partners to achieve desired performance levels. Manage relationships with service providers.
• Lead and manage line staff to deliver world class service and to grow in their SC careers. Train, expose and motivate staff.
• Use Internal/External benchmarking.
• Audit and coach for development purposes.
• Ensuring legally compliant, safe and fit for purpose RTCs through application of governance and verification controls -100% compliance.

Formal Education

• Undergraduate Degree i.e.B.Eng. or B.Sc. (Eng.) Mechanical Engineering
• Supplementary (wish): Diploma in Maintenance Management and/or Management degree
• Drivers license

Working Experience

• Minimum 2 years rail projects/maintenance experience 
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience 
• Knowledge & qualification of pressure equipment including rail tankers.
• Management of pressure equipment as a GMR 2.1 appointee

Required Personal and Professional Skills