SASOL 2024 P1&P2 Traineeship Programme

SASOL 2024 P1&P2 Traineeship Programme

Closing Date: 05 July 2024
Location: Secunda
Purpose of Job / Role Intent:
A technician in training on a three year Sasol guided programme (P1 & P2)
They support by providing Technical support to managers (designated environment) and engineers by applying theoretical skills and making suggestions and implement solutions to optimize systems under supervision.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience required

  • S4 qualification at a University of Technology (Mechanical / Electrical / Control Engineering)
  • Driver’s License
  • Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups in line with Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan

Business Results: Operational, Financial and Technical results

Delivery targets (e.g. tons, products, service)

  • Ensure that work standards are met according to quality, quantity and due dates
  • Company values and goals: supported / lived (
  • Achieving delivery targets (e.g. tons, products, services; BU and Discipline Specific)
  • Ensures that self meets the targets, due dates and quality standards
Quality results (agreed standards / compliance)

  • Ensure that work standards are met according to quality standards & compliance
  • Support with quality results (Agreed standards / compliance; Support with basic processing and reporting)
Cost awareness and control

  • Perform all tasks cost consciously
  • Support to gather information and data accumulation
Resource utilisation and efficiency

  • Awareness and focus of cost / budget
  • Support to gather information and data accumulation
SHER targets

  • Achieve safety and risk objectives
  • Support safe project execution and safe work procedures
  • Apply safety in all practices, specifically project planning and execution

Leadership and Values: Values behaviour, Personal development and effectiveness. Leadership accountabilities to reach results (where applicable)

Company values and goals: supported / lived

  • Understand the company vision and values
  • Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values
Personal development and effectiveness

  • Improve own skills and knowledge
  • Take ownership for personal improvement and skills development
  • Ensure that curriculum is adhered to, completed and log book updated
  • Apply the learning experience at the workplace
Performance goals

  • Agree and review personal performance goals (aligned to curriculum) and the achievement thereof
  • Set and work towards set out own performance targets and goals as set out by curriculum
  • Attend six monthly panel reviews to track performance and udjust performance accordingly
Plan, organize, control and report own work

  • Ensure work is completed as planned
  • Manage own work planning and delivery according to curriculum
Policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods: application and compliance

  • Review compliance and follow up against the standards and objectives
  • Adheres to standard procedures and practices with guidance
Problem solving and decision making

  • Resolve work obstacles and issues positively and quickly
  • Develop suitable technical proposals based on practical and theoretical knowledge

Relationships, teamwork and Collaboration: Internal and / or external stakeholder management

Working relationships with customers (internal and external)

  • Build customer relationships in order to understand their needs
  • Demonstrates good understanding of customer needs
  • Project a positive image of the department
Manager and team relationships

  • 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
Team and colleague communication

  • Demonstrate effective listening and communication skills when dealing with colleagues
Continuous improvement

  • Improve present way of doing work by continuously asking questions
  • Identify optimisation opportunities
  • Share and support implement new ideas regarding work