Maintenance & Eng Planner Assistant (People Living with a Disability) x2

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 Req Id

12530

Closing Date

3 July 2026

OME

MRS: Mining

Location

Secunda, Mpumalanga 

Purpose of Job

To assist in planning and scheduling maintenance activities and monitoring adherence to plans to reduce asset downtime.

Key Accountabilities

• Carry out engineering planning activities for specific sections/ departments that optimise sweating of assets ensure maintenance schedules are adhered to and reduce total cost of ownership.


• Ensure work management process schedule adherence.


• Adherence to Predictive maintenance program plan vs. actual per department.


• Ensures that engineering planning activities are achieved in the most cost effective manner possible.


• Department operating within budget (Budget / Actual).


• Trains and coaches fellow employees and learners.


• Report on progress, corrective action, make information available in format as agreed by the planning department to the business units engineering personnel Monthly maintenance planning aviation reports.


• Discuss progress, exception reports, follow up actions at agreed forums.


• Reporting on work management process compliance.


• Support departments to achieve set SHE targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility.


• Work management process schedule adherence.


• Implements new methodologies and technology, 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.


• Accountable for 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.


• Participate in industry bodies and standard setting.


• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardization committees).


• Provide solutions aligned with business unit goals and values aligned legal requirements.


• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values.


• Expert utilisation and direction.


• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked.


• Set and work towards own performance targets and goals as per personal performance agreement.


• Agree and review personal performance goals and the achievement thereof.


• Review compliance and follow up against the standards and objectives.


• Identify and optimise opportunities for improvement.


• Manage work planning and delivery according to timelines.


• Establish a network of internal and external experts to consult and guide the maintenance planning strategy.


• Provide efficient and high quality services to internal and external customers.


• Apply a collaborative and consultative approach which consistently meet business needs.


• Communication of expertise (e.g. best practices).


• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.


• Build effective partnerships with team to ensure high performance.

Formal Education

National Senior Certificate / Grade 12

Working Experience

Experience: 0+ relevant year

Required Personal and Professional Skills

BC_Communicates Effectively

TC_Action Planning

BC_Manages Complexity

BC_Plans and Aligns

BC_Directs Work

TC_Office Administration

TC_Planning and Organisation

TC_Attention to Detail

BC_Ensures Accountability

TC_Multi-tasking

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.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once-more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.