Reliability Engineer I

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 Requisition Id

13388

Closing Date

10 Novemeber 2026

OME

MRS:Mining

Location

Secunda, Mpumalanga

Purpose of Job

To support reliability studies on equipment, provide technical support on equipment fabrication, installation, start-up, inspection, and repair procedures, and implement needed improvements and best practices for asset reliability to ensure safety compliance, control risks, and optimise equipment / system reliability and life cycle cost.

Key Accountabilities

• Plan and safely execute work according to work instructions, quality requirements, deadlines, budget and schedules under no supervision.
• Accountable for safe project execution and implementation of work procedures. i.e. HAZOPS, PDA39s, experimental plans etc.
• Expert Troubleshooting, and addressing problems with equipment/processes in the labs and pilot plants.
• Efficient &effective use of resources to ensure objectives are achieved and work delivered on time, in scope and within budget.
• Assess technical work of peers and contractors.
• The ability to work on multiple projects and/or requests with different priorities.
• Manage complex schedules and communicate possible delays in meeting deadlines.
• Manage multiple projects and/or requests on time, in scope, within budget, and to quality and customer requirements.
• Ensure all documentation is compiled and of a good quality for a project/assignment.
• Assist with the justification of optimal critical spares holding as well as assessing optimal maintenance interventions through life-cycle costing (LCC) analysis.
• Data interpretation, contextualization and knowledge generation; understand the context in which work is being performed.
• Participate in multiple projects with different priorities and manage cross boundary projects that have business impact.
• Contribute towards resource allocation and efficient &affective work processes and procedures.
• Deviation Management (DM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) inclusive of quality reporting of the outcomes and health of the management system.
• Advocate of reliability business processes, procedures, work instructions, and practices in the relevant operating department.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values.
• Take responsibility for personal performance, improvement and skills development; technical competence in the application of computer software and writing skills to be able to report effectively on work progress.
• Share knowledge and skills with project leaders and team members.
• Play a leading role in implementation of new technical ideas/opportunities.
• Apply knowledge and good understanding of relevant technology in technical area.
• Share knowledge and skills with team and peers.
• Participate in Functional Development.
• Plan and organize own work to deliver safely, on time and to quality standard keep line informed on progress.
• Clear and regular verbal and written communication to supervisor and other stakeholders, including line manager and team members.
• Identify &share operational improvement opportunities.
• Makes suggestions to optimise equipment, systems and processes.
• Stay abreast of global trends, developments and opportunities in own area of work and implement technical & operational improvements.
• Build, maintain and leverage effective networking and stakeholder relationships to increase knowledge and understanding of context to project.
• Understand and address stakeholder requirements and ensure regular feedback.
• Support the relevant personnel in the operations departments to obtain the necessary competence in reliability practices through training and coaching.
• Share key information and ideas or learning with customers and teams.
• Knowledge of all discipline engineering principles.
• Familiar with other disciplines relevant to area of responsibility.
• Policies, procedures, specifications and legal framework.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Formal Education

University Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering

Working Experience

Experience: 3+ relevant years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

BC_Optimizes Work Processes

BC_Manages Complexity

TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions

TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues

BC_Plans and Aligns

TC_Engineering design

BC_Decision Quality

TC_Quality Control and Reliability

BC_Ensures Accountability

TC_Engineering Implementation

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.