Sasol – Sasolburg Vacancies

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Snr/Specialist Artisan Electrician x2

Location: Sasolburg

Company: Sasol

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 Req ID

11058

Closing Date

22 January 2026

OME

Sasolburg & Natref Operations

Location

Sasolburg

Please note:

The successful candidate will be appointed according to the career ladder for MSP positions according to your level of experience and qualifications.  Senior Electrical Artisan up to Specialist Artisan. 

Purpose of Job

To perform electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair tasks on plant equipment and systems, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation in compliance with plant standards and statutory requirements. The role supports production through effective maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance asset reliability.

Key Accountabilities

• Execute planned and unplanned electrical maintenance on motors, MCCs, VSDs, UPSs, BTUs, transformers, heaters, and control systems.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on production equipment to minimize downtime.
• Install, connect, maintain, and commission electrical equipment, including hazardous area (Ex-rated) equipment.
• Perform LV and MV switching and isolation (up to 11kV) in accordance with plant safety procedures.
• Conduct inspections and compliance testing on electrical installations and classified equipment.
• Assist in commissioning and testing of electrical installations and equipment.
• Utilize SAP for maintenance planning and record-keeping.
• Participate in risk assessments (HIRA) and HAZOPS.
• Maintain personal and team safety, adhering to lock-out/tag-out and hazardous area regulations.
• Mentor junior artisans and apprentices, promoting skills development and best practices.

• Participate in first line electrical maintenance standby, as per departmental scheduling, to ensure continuous electrical support outside of normal working hours. Employee must comply with Sasol standby policy.
• Expecting to act on behalf of the Electrical Foreman, when required

Formal Education

• Grade 12/N3 Electrical with English, Maths & Science as subjects
• Electrical Trade Certificate (Red Seal).
• Code 08 driver’s license.

Work Experience

• Minimum 6 years in petrochemical or chemical plant environment (including learnership).
• Proven experience in hazardous area equipment maintenance (Ex d, Ex e, Ex i) and compliance with SANS standards.

Advantageous:

• Wireman’s license.
• PLC/VSD/Soft starter systems experience.
• Electrical reticulation and heat tracing experience.
• Commissioning experience.
• Profibus and Siemens Simocode fault-finding skills.
• LV & MV switching experience

Required Personal and Professional Skills

BC_Customer Focus

BC_Manages Complexity

TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions

TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues

TC_Equipment Utilisation

BC_Decision Quality

TC_E_Electrical Fundamentals

TC_Electrical Systems

BC_Action Oriented

BC_Ensures Accountability

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.

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Chief Technician Electrical

Location: Sasolburg, South Africa

Company: Sasol

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 Req ID

11053

Closing Date

21 January 2026

OME

OPP: Sasolburg and Natref Operations

Location

Sasolburg

Purpose of Job

• To oversee the installation, evaluation, and maintenance of electrical machinery or electrical control equipment. • To perform high level troubleshooting and solve complex technical challenges by employing pragmatic solutions to ensure business continuity.

Key Accountabilities

• Support engineering and maintenance strategies / ensure that plans are implemented that optimise sweating of assets and total cost of ownership. • Ensure that work standards are met according to quantity and due dates. Achieving and deliver on project and work output targets. • Compliance to Sasol Standard Site Procedures and Sasol Standards during execution of work. Optimizes and controls resources effectively. • Performing to all tasks cost consciously. • Independently gather information and data accumulation. Achieving safety and risk objectives. • Apply safety in all practices, specifically project planning and execution. Demonstrate safety consciousness at all times. • Awareness, focus and control of cost / budget. Understand the company vision and values. • Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values. Improve own skills and knowledge. • Share knowledge at all times. • Take ownership for personal improvement and skills development. • Ensure that a personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked. Agree and review personal performance goals and the achievement thereof. • Set and work towards own performance targets and goals as per personal performance agreement. Update performance goals and performance agreement regularly. • Ensure work is completed as planned. • Manage own work planning and delivery according to targets. Review compliance against the standards and objectives. • Resolve work obstacles and issues positively and quickly (Speed of implementation). Develop suitable technical proposals solutions based on practical and theoretical knowledge. Build customer relationships in order to understand their needs. • Demonstrates a good understanding of customer needs. Project a positive image of the department. • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers. Build effective partnerships with team to ensure high performance. • Provide technical input or advice to multi-disciplinary project teams. • Demonstrate effective listening and communication skills when dealing with colleagues. Improve present way of doing work by continuously asking questions. • Identify optimisation opportunities. • Share and implement new ideas regarding work and best practice. • Conduct complex investigations (plant upset due to electrical) • Write reports with recommendation on fault finding reports on electrical circuits • Be conversant on different types of protection relays and its related softwares. Be able to do configurations and settings on different types of relays. • Have experience on how to perform transformer, generator, cable and motor differential stabilities through primary injections including transformer restricted earth fault stability • Have experience in performing trip testing i.e. switchgear relays and transformer devices • Be conversant with different protection schemes Current, voltage and power • Be experienced on power system fault analysis and corrective actions • Be experienced on generators protection systems • Be experienced on execution of projects on electrical systems and related interfaces • Be able to provide expert input into RCAs • Be experienced on developing systems • Have an understanding of SCADA system • Generators recommissioning from GOs • Performing stand-by duties • Mentoring technicians 

Formal Education

BTech in Electrical Engineering

Working Experience

Experience: 10+ relevant years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

BC_Manages Complexity

TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues

TC_Engineering design

TC_Equipment Utilisation

BC_Situational Adaptability

TC_E_Electrical Fundamentals

BC_Decision Quality

TC_Electrical Systems

BC_Action Oriented

BC_Ensures Accountability

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.

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General Worker – Upskilling Non-Permanent (4 Months)

Location: Sasolburg, South Africa

Company: Sasol

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 Req

10750

Closing Date

16 January 2026

Formal Education

Completed Matric/Grade 12/N3 or equivalent.

Work Experience

Mining Underground experience will be an advantage

Geographical Area

Sasolburg and Secunda

OME

Sasol Mining 

Purpose of Job

To operate Mining related machinery and equipment within designed parameters in order to reduce waste and optimise operating cost.

Key Accountabilities

Apply and maintain safety in a working environment.

Carries out work according to planning.

Participates in daily morning meetings to discuss work assignments.

Provides adequate feedback to supervisor on work progress.

Applies and adheres to safety standards and requirements to support safety.

Maintains good housekeeping and adheres to waste disposal procedures.

Identifies faults by using applicable methods to ensure equipment availability.

Attends training courses and seminars as per training matrix to improve competency and skills.

Identifies personal training and development needs, and incorporates into PDP with group leader approval.

Support the goals and vision of the business by meeting deadlines.

Performs plant inspections, and repairs as required to ensure equipment reliability.
Provides adequate feedback to customers on work progress.

Conducts My IMS inspections to maintain and improve plant sustainability.
Ensures the correct history feedback is captured to improve renewals/upgrades and critical spares are replaced.

Attends and interacts in & toolbox talks to improve plant safety.

Attends and interacts in PDAs and RCAs to improve plant safety and stability.

Spot continuous improvement opportunities in own work area.

Required Personal and Professional Skills

BC_Collaborates

BC_Nimble Learning

TC_Verbal Communication

TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues

TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

TC_Risk Management

BC_Action Oriented

BC_Tech Savvy

TC_Mining Equipment Efficiency

BC_Ensures Accountability

Sasol believes in diversity and equal opportunities. We expressly welcome all applications – regardless of your gender, ethnicity, religion, ideology, disabilities, age or sexual identity.

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We wish you all the best with your applications