9 July 2026 Sasol Closing 9 July 2026

Master Artisan Electro Mechanic

Energy, Chemicals

Minimum Requirements

  • National Senior Certificate(Grade 12)/ N3 with Mathematics, Physical Science and English
  • NQF4 Trade Test (Valid Electro Mechanic Trade Test Certificate- Qualified EM/Millwright)
  • Flame proofing and gast testing where applicable
  • 8+ relevant years
  • Knowledge of the work management process and implementation thereof (wish)
  • Understanding and use the plant/mine maintenance documentation system, etc job cards, task list notification
  • Understand failure modes of discipline specific equipment
  • Computer literate (wish)
  • Coal Mining Underground experience (Fiery mine experience) is an added advantange
  • TC_Adaptive Mindset
  • BC_Manages Complexity
  • TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions
  • TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues
  • TC_Equipment Utilisation
  • BC_Situational Adaptability
  • BC_Decision Quality
  • BC_Action Oriented
  • TC_Compliance Management

Responsibilities

  • To support production by leading the provision of effective electro-mechanical equipment maintenance and reliability while overseeing and ensuring the adherence to procedures/codes, and utilising all available support resources to increase stability and maintain sustainability of the plant, mine and/or equipment.
  • Planning, control and management of operations/maintenance activity and ensuring effective execution of operations/maintenance activities.
  • Ensure maximum task quality and efficiency, and overall effective use of equipment.
  • Manage and control costs (where allocated budget responsibility is assigned).
  • During emergency situations, evaluate the abnormalities and take corrective action as to avoid downtime, equipment damage and/or SHE incidents.
  • Ensure own team adhere to operational/maintenance procedures and for people and plant.
  • Ensure maintenance planning is scheduled optimally to maximise production output.
  • Take action on first occurrence performance problems, misconduct, disciplinary and grievance cases.
  • Manage performance of own team and ensure sensitisation to diversity in the workplace.
  • Enable artisans to achieve competence for career progression.
  • Coaching and technical training of own staff and accountable for practical "declaration of competence" of employees to operate the plant.
  • Ensures team motivation and team wellness and lives company values and ensures compliance of team to the values.
  • Facilitate effective Communication up and down from management and also within own and other stakeholder teams.
  • Participate in selection of staff (for own team) by being an active member on recruitment panels.
  • Ensure standard operating procedures are applied.
  • Ensure compliance to PSM (Process Safety Management).
  • Manage certain start-up and shutdown tasks.
  • Participate (or conduct on own team) in potential deviation analysis (PDA), root cause analysis (RCA) and risk assessments.
  • Manage execution of work permit system
  • Conduct Task Risk Assessments and ensure that team conducts Task Risk Assessments (where applicable).
  • Ensure compliancen to relevant Sasol procedure, policies, legislation and business processes.
  • Manages behaviour based safety program.
  • Ensure adherence to SHERQ legal standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001) and implement SHERQ processes for own area of responsibility.
  • Ensure that MOC process is followed, and that modified plant/maintenance procedures are implemented by artisans.
  • Ensure resources (e.g. raw materials, people) are available on site.
  • Ensures understanding of customer requirements and ensures product/service meets customer requirements.
  • Ensure smooth transition of work from own shift to next shift.
  • Effective interaction with supporting activities e.g. P&SM, technical, engineering. Identifies and supports inter-dependencies (synergies) with own and other departments within the value chain.
  • Give input into how to improve overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for the plant.
  • Continuously applies new ideas/work methods to improve results.
  • Deals with human resistance to change in own area.
  • Provide information/assist with projects with technical/support functions.
  • Avail staff for training and development required due to the change initiative.
  • Ensure implementation of organisational change initiatives within own team.
How to apply