Technologist I Electrical

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.

Purpose of Job

To assist Electrical Engineers in such activities as process control, electrical power distribution, or instrumentation design.

To participate in the preparation of layouts of electrical transmission or distribution systems to build strong infrastructure.

Key Accountabilities

• Consistently deliver solutions which contributes to Business Results: and improved competitiveness
• Independent idea generation
• Solve problems on related BU level and impact value chains
• Improve technology application and integration for at least one technology
• Verify quality of group delivery
• Independently implement solutions based on cost effective principle
• Products, systems, programmes, procedures and models: development and delivery
• Monitor the performance of implemented solutions
• Plan and meet project management objectives in technical, professional and expert areas of work
• Policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods: application, review and development
• Establish technical and professional policies, practices, procedures and standards
• Trends analysis, problem solving and decision quality
• Deliver expert solutions to meet changing business and work requirements
• Extract, capture and disseminate knowledge management standards
• Ensure that the quality of decision making with regards to projects are high
• Review and report on the process and risk impact with regards to a portfolio of projects
• Take corrective action when necessary with projects
• Establish technical and professional policies, practices, procedures and standards
• Values, solutions, goal clarity and alignment
• Provide solutions which are aligned to business unit goals and values
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values (Sasol values assessment biannually)
• Sell and obtain support for value adding ideas leading to Business Results
• Work independently, know when to seek assistance
• Continuously develop extensive knowledge relating to the field of work and personal mastery in technical skills application
• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked
• Take ownership for personal improvement and skills development
• Enhance own work performance and improve group work processes
• Share expertise and develop others
• Ensure expertise transfer and talent development
• Act as coach and mentor within team
• Network across boundaries and disciplines
• Expert network and relationships e.g. customers, suppliers, universities and specialist bodies
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers
• Liaise with external engineering companies to share knowledge and benchmark
• Participate and maintain expert networks
• Manager, peer and business leaders
• Demonstrate influential relationships with manager, peers and company business leaders
• Regarded as a trusted and challenging business partner
• Contractor/consultant relations and management
• Apply a collaborative and consultative approach which consistently meet business needs
• Communication of expertise (best practices, technical reports, position statements)
• Communicate best practices, technical reports and positions statements with the appropriate stakeholders
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills
• Build effective partnerships with team to ensure high performance
• Identify optimization opportunities

Required Personal And Professional Skills

BC_Manages Complexity

TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues

TC_Engineering design

BC_Decision Quality

BC_Drives Results

TC_E_Electrical Fundamentals

TC_Electrical Systems

BC_Action Oriented

BC_Balances Stakeholders

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.