Engineering Lead Reliability

Job Req ID

13048

Closing Date

14 September 2026

OME

Sasolburg and Natref Operations

Location

Sasolburg

Role Category

Optimisation

Purpose of Job

To ensure direction, leadership and management to a team of in-house reliability engineers and external reliability engineering service providers specializing in petrochemical plant design and reliability engineering management.

Key Accountabilities

• Equipment Maintenance Strategy (EMS) development and implementation through the application of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
• Risk Based Inspection (RBI) application on pressure vessels and piping.
• Deviation Management (DM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) inclusive of quality reporting of the outcomes and health of the management system.
• Reliability Performance Tools & Techniques (RPTT) which relates to the use of SAP (CMMS) functionality and sources of data to be used in reliability, failure and data analysis as well as the reporting of bad actor equipment.
• Integrity Studies to identify the root of the bad actors and recommend possible solutions to resolve the bad actors.
• Supply reliability metrics inputs into the RAM studies like MTBF.
• Perform inherent risk analysis on equipment through conversion from RBI or facilitated sessions.
• Integrate the outcome of Operate within Agreed Parameter (OWAP) monitoring initiatives by all engineering disciplines in support of managing the risk of equipment failure.
• Assist with the justification of optimal critical spares holding as well as assessing optimal maintenance interventions through life-cycle costing (LCC) analysis using the Salvo DST software.
• Use RBI outcomes for pressure equipment and piping or facilitated contact sessions for electrical, instrumentation and rotating equipment to indicate end of live and recommend renewal of the equipment.
• Facilitate the Operate within Agreed Parameter (OWAP) discussions with all engineering disciplines so that the risk of equipment failure can be averted.
• Ensure that reliability engineers issue a quality 6 monthly report after a thorough data analysis from various data sources, including progress on the major reliability processes.
• Promote the utilisation of effective and efficient reliability practices by Operations.
• Play an integral role with Operations in the prioritisation of activities and projects within the business unit.
• Ensure that processes are effective and efficient by adding value and relating to the asset management model.
• Ensure Reliability Engineering process governance within the MOR value chain.
• Be the custodian of reliability business processes, procedures, work instructions, and practices.
• Ensure that processes governed by reliability engineering are understood by all role players.
• Ensure that the relevant personnel in operations departments has the necessary competence in reliability practices through training, facilitation, and coaching.
• Play an integral role in the prioritisation of improvement activities and projects within the operations department based on the potential benefits in OEE improvements.
• Track the health of reliability governance processes in operations department and influence proper application of such governance.

Formal Education

4-year University Degree or B Tech/Advanced Diploma + M.Eng

Working Experience

Required Personal and Professional Skills