Purpose of Job

• To participate in research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of mechanical / electro-mechanical equipment, components, or systems that conform to organisational and/or regulatory standards in order to meet customers needs.

Key Accountabilities

• Identify, select, and adopt Group mechanical engineering technology to safely and efficiently meet production targets.
• Deliver integrated and in-time discipline specific mechanical engineering technical support as required.
• Provide short-term, intermediate, and long-term quality mechanical engineering technical solutions.
• Secure sound problem definition and disciplined governance of technical delivery on long-term development projects.
• Establish specialised mechanical engineering capabilities and networks to enable optimal technical solutions.
• Manage interfaces between other engineering disciplines, maintenance, projects, and external technical community to guarantee the provision of quality service delivery and benchmarking.
• Influence business decisions to avoid violation of operating and design limits.
• Confirm the mitigation of short-term risks resulting from to infrastructure redundancy and compromised functional safety.
• Understand the root cause of problems and drive ownership of solution development where mechanical engineering solutions are required.
• Influence the asset management strategy for the functional infrastructure.
• Support in implementing maintenance strategies and technically advanced installation.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on mechanical engineering best practices.
• Devise and modify life extension strategies through engineer out opportunities, improved maintenance practices, refurbishment, and renewal.
• Formulate functional engineering standards and processes to govern all mechanical engineering work.
• Provide and take ownership of the technical input into standard, systems, and equipment renewals as well as commercial processes.
• Run the quality management of mechanical engineering solutions for all projects and confirm delivery on technical intent.
• Manage the technical gate keeping, provide valuable input when and as needed, and participate in stage gate reviews.
• Design and implement solutions for complex repairs and fabrications.
• Deliver expert mechanical engineering support when required to other Sasol Group BUs.
• Interpret codes and standards and advise/sign-off on contingencies for deviation.
• Control deviations in all mechanical engineering activities and report to management.
• Monitor costs of third parties in alignment with set budget.
• Give reliable and structured inputs into renewal, SPP, and capital budgets.
• Contribute to the creation and adoption of the project execution plan with respect to mechanical engineering.
• Participate in devising and tracking team metrics and goals to achieve quality outcomes.
• Manage Sasol Group interfaces with EC/CC to assure delivery on specific portfolio.
• Apply evidence-based SHE practices in alignment with set standards for safe operations.
• Implement Sasol Group’s risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders to enable the provision of exceptional mechanical engineering operations.
• Continuously improve own skills and knowledge.
• Complete, implement, and track personal development plan to attain personal performance goals.

Formal Education

• University Bachelors Degree Mechanical Engineering

Working Experience

• Experience: 3+ relevant years