Sasol Is Recruiting: Graduate Trainee Engineer I – Process

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-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
1999

Closing date
25 September 2023

OME
EOP: Sasolburg and Ekandustria

Location
Sasolburg

Purpose of Job
Sasol Sasolburg Operations invites recently graduated engineers, currently unemployed, to apply for a one year trainee position. The graduate trainee positions are non permanent employment (NPE) positions aimed at providing young engineering professionals the opportunity to gain valuable work experience whilst performing engineering work in the Sasolburg Operations Technical Support environment. The engineering graduate trainees shall work as part of a plant technical support team and be assigned typical duties in technical investigations, plant design documentation maintenance, supporting unit engineers in implementation of small projects and in monitoring and reporting of plant operating status. This programme is thus an “on the job” trainee opportunity within the Technical Support team environment and must not be confused with the Sasol Graduate Development Programme.

Key Accountabilities
Chemical / Process Engineering Internship typical duties:

Execution of mass and energy balances
Review and updating of design documentation such as Equipment Data Sheets and MFD’s in support of plant modification projects or plant as-built status reviews
Supporting unit engineers in implementation of plant modification projects
Contribute to process safety studies and close-out of existing studies as support to plant unit engineers. This can include investigation and data gathering of plant incidents, calculations of emission quantities during environmental incidents, sizing calculations for Relief valve checks, follow up on actions to close out existing plant modifications, etc
Operations support activities during plant maintenance shut down events,
Participate in process safety management initiative work such as tank overfill improvement studies, winterization improvements to plant designs, alarm management investigations
Support unit engineers with root cause analysis (RCA) activities – collection of incident data and participation in studies to investigate failure incidents.
Recruitment Description
Chemical / Process Engineering Internship typical duties:

Execution of mass and energy balances
Review and updating of design documentation such as Equipment Data Sheets and MFD’s in support of plant modification projects or plant as-built status reviews
Supporting unit engineers in implementation of plant modification projects
Contribute to process safety studies and close-out of existing studies as support to plant unit engineers. This can include investigation and data gathering of plant incidents, calculations of emission quantities during environmental incidents, sizing calculations for Relief valve checks, follow up on actions to close out existing plant modifications, etc
Operations support activities during plant maintenance shut down events,
Participate in process safety management initiative work such as tank overfill improvement studies, winterization improvements to plant designs, alarm management investigations
Support unit engineers with root cause analysis (RCA) activities – collection of incident data and participation in studies to investigate failure incidents.
Formal Education
Minimum B. Eng or BSc Eng degree obtained within the past 3 years.

Min Experience
Experience: 0+ relevant year
Behavioural (BC) |Technical (TC) |Leadership (LC)
BC_Nimble Learning
TC_Process Risk Analysis
TC_Process Safety / Environmental
TC_Operating Process Knowledge
TC_Process Management and Development
BC_Manages Complexity
BC_Self-development
BC_Demonstrates Self-awareness
TC_Compliance Management
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.