Enable and optimise the operation’s contribution to annual and monthly production planning processes within Sasol.
Ensure the continuous understanding of levers in the services and operations areas to further improve and develop services and operations based on data analysis, benchmarking to industry peers and competitors, as well as ensuring smart renewals linked to technology landscaping.
Enable effective delivery of capital interventions associated with the technical landscapes of each operations area or based on business impact.
Implement capital and non-capital ideas and initiatives to improve service delivery or improve competitiveness of service delivered.
Ensure availability and performance achievement of all assets (pipelines, equipment) through technical engineering support.
Project implementation and interface with PE, work-force productivity reporting & improvement.
Develop and delivery of a long term, fully comprehensive technical landscape for the operating and services platforms.
Develop business case build-ups for improvement projects, as well as ensuring all governance related to capital and business processes are adhered to.
Provide an integrated view of technical support across the hubs to the ROAS SVP.
Align and translate monthly and annual plans in conjunction with relevant OME leads ensuring plans are cascaded and scheduled in alignment with the hub goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage delivery of hub maintenance and replacement projects to agreed scope, on schedule and within budget.
Ensure the effective implementation of Sasol’s risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework within the Operation.
Lead and manage process engineering support to gas infrastructure and wax plant.
Integrate with selected group functions to deliver value to Sasol, i.e. asset reviews, group capital reviews, etc.
Ensure provision of plant support services across the hub to optimise quality, delivery, and cost Scope of Engineering services to include mechanical, electrical, specialist and industrial control engineering (ICE), technical IM (excluding general IM support such as desktop support).
Represent the operating hub in all interactions with Capital Projects and business track requirements. Lead capital approval meetings.
Provide day to day support on reporting and measuring of KPIs.
Optimise service delivery and foster a culture of continuous improvement to aid the hubs in delivering set volume targets and enabling production of quality.
Manage pipeline, rotating equipment engineering (servitudes and pipeline infrastructure troubleshooting, monitoring, integrity,) and mechanical engineering support and associated discipline engineering.
Manage the design engineers (multi-disciplinary, incl. mining specialist) to support engineering workshops in different operations including mining, energy & chemical plants.
Coordinates with BU HR to ensure implementation of the people execution strategy and drive the required culture to deliver an effective employee value proposition.
Ensure optimal planning and optimisation of production scheduling across the hubs, interfacing with relevant Energy Operations functions, service providers and operating units to enable the deployment of agreed and approved standards.
Provide a P&O interface and scheduling activities for gas and wax operations.
Required Education & Experience:
14+ relevant years in the Energy or Chemicals’ operations environment
Post Graduate Honours Degree (Preferably Engineering)
