Metallurgic Engineer

About this role

Sasol, a global integrated chemicals and energy company, is hiring a Metallurgic Engineer for its OME Sasolburg and Natref operations in Sasolburg. The role gives technical metallurgical support to the plant and leads research projects that aim to stop repeat failures.

What you’ll do

• Investigate equipment failures and damage. This includes root cause analysis input, damage assessments, materials testing, heat treatment and remaining life studies.
• Study corrosion, recommend suitable materials and plan how to reduce corrosion.
• Keep metallurgical and corrosion flow diagrams up to date.
• Give expert metallurgical advice to projects and operations as needed.
• Work with engineering disciplines, inspection teams, Group Technology and outside consultants and contractors to keep best practice in place.
• Help choose external service providers by judging their technical competence.
• Monitor critical operating and design parameters to protect equipment life, and flag any deviations.
• Review and sign off on codes, standards, specifications and policies, and help set department standards.

What you need

• A University Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3 or more years of relevant working experience.
• ECSA registration as a Professional Engineer (required).
• Strong skills in planning, action planning, decision making, analysing options and managing complexity.
• Understanding of safety, quality management systems and compliance.

Is this job for you?

This job suits a qualified engineer who already has metallurgy experience and is registered with ECSA. You should enjoy solving technical problems, working with many teams and keeping standards high.

Tips before you apply

• Have your ECSA registration details and degree certificate ready to upload.
• List specific failure analyses, corrosion studies or materials projects you have worked on, with the results.
• Show your 3+ years of relevant experience clearly, with dates, employers and the type of plant or equipment you worked on.