Sasol is a South Africa-based global chemicals and energy company. It was founded in 1950 and is known for pioneering the commercial production of synthetic fuels using the Fischer-Tropsch process. Sasol is listed on both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s operations include upstream activities like exploring for and producing oil and natural gas, as well as downstream activities such as manufacturing, refining, and marketing a wide range of fuels and chemicals.
Purpose of Job
- A Shunter organises trains in order to safely manoeuvre from the exchange yard to loading and off-loading points at various business units
Key Accountabilities
- Adhere to Principles of safe movement on rail
- Apply Basic Health and Safety knowledge
- Insure plant specific rules and procedures
- Know the Site lay-out
- Apply Shunting procedures
- Display of hand signals
- Utilize Rail way vehicles and Rail way lines
- Operates Hand points
- Assist with Air brake and vacuum test
- Do inspection of Loads
- Reading of special notices
- Operation of handbrakes
- Test 2-Way Radio communication (Testing of two way radios)
- Coupling and uncoupling of vehicles
- Identify rolling stock types by means of profile codes
- Identify commodity types by means of symbolic signs/data sheets/color coding
- Formulate train profile
- Execute movements in accordance with designated plan and within the required operational time
Formal Education
- High School / School Diploma or similar
Working Experience
- Experience: 2+ relevant years
