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Process Controller Gr2 x2 at Sasol
Purpose of Job
Process Artisan oversee and manage the full production process of a manufacturing plant or other industrial facility. They monitor equipment to ensure the quality, efficiency and safety of the plant. They are also responsible for the safe operation, basic maintenance, and troubleshooting of the facility’s equipment and instruments. Process Operators are skilled professionals who often work as part of a team and provide leadership.
Key Accountabilities
Conduct basic first line fault finding
Applies Standard Operating Procedures
Understand equipment failure modes and defect identification and reporting
Demonstrate understanding of how equipment functions
Quality assurance of the product
Carry out all tasks as allocated by shift leader
Carry out plant inspections and take logs
Report all at risk behaviors and unsafe conditions to the SPC, Process Artisan and / or Foreman
Sampling as per schedules.
Maintain required housekeeping standards.
Adhere to all safety regulations and approved work standards
Practice good housekeeping at all times
Comply with all legal requirements
Must be prepared to work shifts
Prepared to do uncomfortable and dirty work at times
Prepared to change shift on short notice
Prepared to be called out sometimes when on weekend off, depending on plant requirements.Formal Education
Grade 12 (with Maths, Physical Science & English)
NQF level 4
Drivers’ license (Code 8 or 10)Working Experience
Minimum of 1+ years experience at a Petro Chemical environment.
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Artisan Gr 1 Process at Sasol
Purpose of Job
Process Artisan oversee and manage the full production process of a manufacturing plant or other industrial facility.
They monitor equipment to ensure the quality, efficiency and safety of the plant.
They are also responsible for the safe operation, basic maintenance, and troubleshooting of the facility’s equipment and instruments.
Process Operators are skilled professionals who often work as part of a team and provide leadership.Key Accountabilities
Conduct basic first line fault finding
Applies Standard Operating Procedures
Understand equipment failure modes and defect identification and reporting
Demonstrate understanding of how equipment functions
Quality assurance of the product
Carry out all tasks as allocated by shift leader
Carry out plant inspections and take logs
Report all at risk behaviors and unsafe conditions to the SPC, Process Artisan and / or Foreman
Sampling as per schedules.
Maintain required housekeeping standards.
Adhere to all safety regulations and approved work standards
Practice good housekeeping at all times
Comply with all legal requirements
Must be prepared to work shifts
Prepared to do uncomfortable and dirty work at times
Prepared to change shift on short notice
Prepared to be called out sometimes when on weekend off, depending on plant requirements.Formal Education
Grade 12 (with Maths, Physical Science & English)
NQF level 4
Drivers’ license (Code 8 or 10)Working Experience
Minimum of 1+ years experience at a Petro Chemical environment.
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Instr & Control Engineer II at Sasol
Purpose of Job
Secunda Operations (SO) operates the world’s largest coal-to-liquids (CTL) facility and produces synthesis gas (syngas) through coal gasification and natural gas reforming, using Sasol’s unique and proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology to manufacture synthetic fuel components, pipeline gas and chemical feedstock
Using authoritative level of experience in Instrumentation and Control engineering to:
Support operations by means of applying control engineering skills to solve challenging problems.
This includes controller simulation, design, implementation, end-user training and post implementation support, as well as sometimes supporting projects in accordance with established principles and standards to satisfy business requirements.
Guide and manage stakeholders, providing technical direction on control strategies, control relating to RCAs, Hazops, controller health, HMI (human machine interface) graphics, alarm health and alarm management configuration changes in support of meaningful alarms and provision of related operator training.Key Accountabilities
Broad base of Instrumentation and Control engineering knowledge and competence in particular relating to: – conceptualising and configuring control strategies notably on Honeywell TDC2000,3000 and Experion systems, – control loop analyses and process troubleshooting and controller troubleshooting, also troubleshooting multifunction controller based CL logic and accurately translating this into the Experion environment from 2027 onwards – Instrumentation and control systems utilised in chemical and petro-chemical process plants. Detailed knowledge in defined fields of Instrumentation and Control engineering: e.g. Base layer process control and to a lesser extent model based predictive control (ARC/APC/CRO) Alarm management practices Control and Safety Systems – DCS/PLC/ESD. NO ESD system related configuration is required. Proficiency in HAZOPs, RCA’s and Functional Safety reviews. Ability to write a control narrative from a controller map and apply it! Field – Instrumentation, control valves, on/off valves and analysers, have understanding of compressor control Human Machine Interface (HMI) design and governance. Formulate the instrumentation and control engineering scope for small to medium single discipline projects. Ability to plan and prioritise instrumentation and control systems on a roadmap for replacements/renewals taking account of system health, OEM recommendations and operational requirements. Present the business case in support of capital for initiatives that require funding. Show the benefit (revenue, safety, equipment longevity etc.) of control engineering work relative to a base case. Knowledge and application of computer languages i.e. Honeywell TDC3000 and Experion system function block logics, sequential function charts and CL coding. Lesser ability in Python, Java, HTML etc. nice to have. Aware of best practices and able to ensure/ maintain compliance in own area: Utilise instrumentation and control engineering systems, tools and standards and techniques (own, local and international) to achieve optimised plant operation. Create, develop and update instrumentation and control engineering narratives, drawings, tools and standards.
Formal Education
B Chem Eng. / BSc Chem Eng. /B.Electronic Eng and B Eng. (Hons) and/or M Eng. in Control Engineering (Wish)
Working Experience
Experience: 5+ relevant years
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Snr Mechanical Engineer at Sasol
Purpose of Job
Utilise authoritative levels of experience in Mechanical engineering to manage and / or execute complex and / or specialised design, engineering, development, repair and/ or modification of mechanical equipment and plant.
This is performed in accordance with advanced engineering principles and standards to satisfy business requirements.
Coach and guide fellow team members, providing technical direction on engineering deliverables and risk decisions.Key Accountabilities
Capture, document and implement best practices.
Optimise mechanical engineering systems, tools and standards (own, local and international) for use in all maintenance repair and project activities.
Create, develop and update mechanical engineering systems, tools, specifications and standards.
Evaluate current mechanical engineering systems, identify weaknesses and provide corrective actions.
Develop fit for purpose technical solutions to restore pressure equipment integrity of aging plant.
Manage interfaces between other engineering disciplines, maintenance, projects and external technical community.
Perform detailed calculations to code requirements for new or service damaged equipment repairs, modifications and life extension studies.
Capture lessons learned in specifications, works instructions and procedures.
Advise on project execution strategies including contracting and selection of suppliers.
Ensure compliance with legal and safety requirements.
Ensure that deviation management is in place.
Identify deviations from legal requirements and develop corrective actions/solutions.
Ensure project success by adherence to cost, schedule and quality targets for project scope.
Ensure timely response to changes/technical queries.
Recommend mechanical engineering related concessions.
Develop advanced knowledge in defined fields of mechanical engineering.
Interpret and translate business requirements into an electrical engineering strategy to enable OME to safely meet production targets.
Translate OME project team strategy into team working model.
Manage and develop people in the team.
Facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation.
Ensure personal development plans are completed, implemented and tracked within applicable career path.
Notify/inform of changes in resourcing needs.
Be responsible for own as well as team's performance management system.
Report on budget utilisation, forecasting and changes.
Ensure teams safety objectives and required training is completed.
Provide effective and high-quality services to stakeholders.
Maintain sound relationships with contractors and consultants.
Ensure productive working relationships with all stakeholders.
Demonstrate maturity through influencing, negotiating, and emotional intelligence.
Operate successfully in a diverse (culture, roles, positions and levels, etc.) work environment.
Contribute to or lead COP.Formal Education
Mechanical Engineer University Bachelor's Degree
Working Experience
Experience: 8+ relevant years
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Senior Accountant | Reporting X3 at Sasol April, 2025
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Purpose of Job
- Provide a continuous input into financial and business decision-making at tactical / operational level, the completion of financial accounting reports and the day-to-day execution of financial related activities, as well as ensuring the integrity of the General Ledger and Trial balance to ensure accurate and timely reporting on a monthly basis.
Key Accountabilities
- Timeous preparation of finance lease payment runPreparation of calculations for CPI rentals
- Preparation of monthly journals
- Preparation of calculations for volume related rentals
- Prepare Profit and Loss report on a monthly basis
- Prepare presentation of results for monthly exco meeting with explanations
- Prepare quarterly road levies calculations and ensure timeous submission to the relevant road agencies Road Levy Audit – Ensure audited during August every year
- Impairment calculations on group model ( November and May)
- OneStream implementation for Energy IFRS16 leases
- Review of quarterly contracts register prepared by business
- Assist with the monthly exco presentation
- Ensure the integrity of the GL accounts and the structure of the ledger
- Prepare monthly reconciliations/schedules for GL accounts under their control.
- Prepare of Monthly Income statements (Geldsake)
- Good understanding of SAP to ensure alignment with management reporting objectives and requirements.
- Timeous and accurate completion of monthly reporting on Onestream/HFM, including intercompany process.
- Technical issues timeously identified and actioned
Year End and Half year end Reporting
- Prepare CPI Remeasurement Calculation manual calc in Excel) with disclosures
- Prepare other manual lease calculations.
- Perform SOX testing during testing cycles for financial reporting and GL
- Rehabilitation Calculations for Retail & Commercial
- Update Rehab calcs for cycle 2 and 3
- Preparation of Stand-alone for Impairment calculations.
- Provide inputs into biannual impairment reviews for relevant CGU’s
- Ensure all GL reconciliations are performed and completed audit files are delivered for review.
Leases (currently 2) – Sasol Gas.
- Preparation of IFRS16 journals for Sasol Gas, check and post journal, confirm balances for month end close.
- HYE/YE disclosures & queries from reporting & auditors.
Other Activities during the year.
- Operational Excellence through Simplification, Identify improvements and changes required (Automation)
Governance and Compliance
- Maintain strong internal controls over decision making
- No material audit and SOX findings
- Ensure compliance to Group policies e.g. competition law training, declarations of conflict of interest etc.
- Effective external/internal auditor relationships to meet reporting requirements/deadlines
Formal Education
- 4-Year University Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or equivalent
Working Experience
- Experience: 6+ relevant years
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Snr Instr & Control Technologist at Sasol
Purpose of Job
Provide governance and expert support to control and instrumentation fraternity in areas of technology, project execution and commissioning.
This includes small project support i.e. scope/engineering reviews, technology selection, technical Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC), instrumentation/system installation and commissioning.
Lead and guide colleagues in terms of best practices and governance in the instrumentation & control and production fraternities to ensure plant availability and efficient operation.
Support radiation protection officer (RPO) and assistant radiation protection officer(ARPO) with activities and provide relevant governance in area.
Manage interfaces with various disciplines (mechanical, electrical etc.) within Sasol Secunda and other Sasol OMEs and with external entities e.g. service providers, government offices etc.Key Accountabilities
Broad base of instrumentation and control engineering knowledge and competence relating to general control and instrumentation technology and standards regarding:
Control and safety systems – DCS, PLC and ESD
Field equipment i.e. primary-, secondary- and final element devices.
Use/Governance of radiation within the C&I and production fraternities
HMI design and governance
Process control strategies, control loop analysis and controller troubleshooting
Functional and process safety requirements e.g. HAZOPs, LOPA, SILs, inventory isolation, hazardous areas, explosion prevention
Providing input to Sasol specifications and Engineering standards.
Ensuring governance regarding proposed modifications.
Developing and review of (conceptual, basic & detailed engineering and commissioning) instrumentation and control engineering scope for small to medium multi-discipline projects.
QA/QC requirements during project commissioning
Interdisciplinary requirements for overlapping areas of knowledge with mechanical, electrical, civil fraternity
Knowledge of international and South African specifications and requirements as applied to C&I e.g. IEC, SANS, etc.
Developing and maintaining critical competency and guide talent development of team members to have job specific knowledge in all areas of process control, process automation systems and instrumentation including critical control information infrastructure by ensuring correct competencies are available.
Ensure adherence and compliance to Sasol safety system and culture.
Knowledge and use of emerging C&I technology e.g. wireless, digitalisation, operator effectiveness
Developing, maintaining and manage the discipline specific systems, tools, policies and procedures Other useful skills:
Ensure good working relationship with all stake holders especially with instrumentation and control fratenity as well as plant production and maintenance personnel.
Maintain healthy and stable relationships with contractors and consultants.
Active practicing of interpersonal skills to ensure productive working relationships and to work with, or through, others internal and/or external the organisation to get work accomplished.
Liaise with external engineering companies to share in knowledge and benchmark.
Plan resources against short and long term objectives.
Pilot and test plant modifications executed correctly with high quality.
Ensure compliance with legal requirements, policies and standards.
Manage of discipline specific project risks.
Ensure quality control of delivered services.
Drive initiatives which improves delivery and competitiveness.
Interpret and translate business requirements into an engineering strategy to enable OME to safely meet production targets.
Facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation.
Be responsible for own performance management.
Provide efficient and high quality services to stakeholders.
Oversee the management of external service providers.
Display influencing, negotiating, maturity and emotional intelligence.Formal Education
BTech or Advanced Diploma in Instrumentation
PrTech (Wish)Working Experience
Experience: 8+ relevant years
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Team Manager: Sanlam Direct Cape (Bellville, Cape Town) x2 posts at Sanlam Group April, 2025
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Since our establishment in 1918, Sanlam has been a prominent part of the South African business landscape. We have always held a long-term view of how business adapts to the demands of the environment in which it operates. Today, in a dynamic world, we see an evolving set of social, economic, political and environmental imperatives that require our skilfu…
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Team Manager: Sanlam Direct Cape (Bellville, Cape Town) x2 posts
What will you do?
- This role takes responsibility for the day-to-day management of a team of Short-term Insurance Sales Consultants in the Contact Centre. It is a first line management role that controls, manages and motivates the team of Sales Consultants including the monitoring and attainment of sales targets, staff productivity, quality and compliance adherence, staff development, training and coaching and general staff performance management and administration.
What will make you successful in this role?
- Agreed set goals with team members covering performance, quality and development areas
- Apply effective motivational techniques
- Manage incentive budgets
- Focus on career and skills development of team members
- Resolve people-related problems e.g. conflict of interest, absenteeism and disciplinary matters
- Vesting and training of new Consultants in the contact centre
- Briefing and readiness to deliver on projects and campaigns
- Drive the achievement of project and campaign targets
- Escalate call resolution and provision of project and campaign related answers
- Manage liaison with project and campaign management team
- Manage and maintain focused and highly motivated team members
- Coach and develop team into a high-performance culture
- Manage staffing needs, productivity and quality
- Monitor contribution to target (CTT) figures
- Adherence to legislation
- Manage capacity
- Manage Complaints
- Manage application of call structure guidelines
Qualification & experience
- Matric (or equivalent qualification)
- A relevant tertiary qualification will be an advantage
- Minimum of 5 years team management experience and product knowledge in life and or short-term insurance
- Minimum of at least 2 years experience in a call centre environment (Outbound)
- Previous experience of quality and business processes
- Previous sales experience with a proven track record of achieving target
- Practical experience of IR processes is critical to the role
Method of Application
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Sales Agent – MiWayLife (Parktown, Gauteng) at Sanlam Group April, 2025
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Since our establishment in 1918, Sanlam has been a prominent part of the South African business landscape. We have always held a long-term view of how business adapts to the demands of the environment in which it operates. Today, in a dynamic world, we see an evolving set of social, economic, political and environmental imperatives that require our skilfu…
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Sales Agent – MiWayLife (Parktown, Gauteng)
What will you do?
- Sell life insurance telephonically
- Achieve sales targets
- Adhere to Quality and Compliance processes to minimize business risk
- Manage your quality and compliance against benchmarks to minimize business risk, with the client in mind
- Maintain optimal operational efficiencies based on productivity measures
- Adapt and change to fit in with changing business operational requirements
- Sales objection handling
- Build and maintain good client relationships
- Managing information regarding new products, ruling, training updates, etc.
- Keep abreast of developments and trends in the Industry – self learning
- Ensure commitment to the FAIS Fit & Proper qualification requirements
What will make you successful in this role?
Qualification & experience
- Grade 12 qualification
- At least 2 years’ experience within a Sales Outbound Call Centre selling long-term insurance (with targets attached to the sales)
Method of Application
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