Maintenance Superintendent
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Location: Secunda, South Africa
Company: Sasol
Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-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.
Req Id
7871
Geographical Area
Secunda, Mpumalanga
OME
EMI: Mining
Purpose of Job
Provide the leadership required to create high performance teams - capable of reaching all their targets, as well as to do the coaching required for the teams to function successfully without supervision. Execute the statutory duties accordingly to Regulation 2.14.1
Key Accountabilities
1. Manage and carry out tactical strategies on a day-to-day basis that ensure that departments KPI's are met (for example meters blasted, road construction, back area support - Availability of Equipment Downtime / shift / MTTF /MTTR (infrastructure and in-section equipment) - Adherence to Overhaul / maintenance program – plan vs. actual 2. Implements operational projects, ensures operating compliance, develops and implements engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in appointed area of responsibility - Ensures adherence to Operating principles and legislation - Compliance to governance bodies (standardisation committees) - SOP / COP implementation and adherence 3. Safe Production – Support departments to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility - Rand per ton (R/t), meters per shift, meters per shift in building roads, belts installed in main belt roads and travel roads - Volumes vs. monthly TQF (Including Quality) 4. Finance – Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget - Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs. target 5. SHE – Ensure best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain required RCR - SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings), % outstanding actions on findings - Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR - Basic Sasol SHE standards to be implemented 6. Recruitment, training, coaching and career development - Vacancy rates vs. Staff Establishment (vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD / PSD), AWOP, Successors for critical positions - 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.
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
This position has a 2.14.1 legal appointment and is accountable for managing the operational solutions and governance within the area of appointment at a mine within a highly regulated industry -Remote locations, Equipment and infrastructure are underground and may be located over a wide area, the availability must be managed to ensure production targets are met -Complex interfaces with contractors and suppliers also exit -Information from various sources needs to be analysed, interpreted and integrated to make trade-off decisions in the best interest of the area of responsibility
Formal Education
Grade 12 / N3 with Mathematics, Physical Science and English OR Business English
Engineering University Bachelors Degree/ B Tech
Higher / advanced Diploma in Engineering
Mine Overseer Certificate of Competence for Fiery Mines
Working Experience
Minimum 3 years total relevant Mining Experience/ Production / Production Services / Production Section Belts
Required Personal and Professional Skills
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.
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