📍 Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa (Zip: 2302)
🏢 Company: Sasol – Mining Operations
🕒 Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time
📅 Closing Date: 28 November 2025
📌 Job Req ID: 10711

🏢 About Sasol

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy leader with more than 75 years of innovation and operational excellence. With a strong focus on sustainability, technology, and people-first culture, Sasol develops world-class talent while investing deeply in employee growth, development, and inclusion.

Joining Sasol’s mining division means stepping into a high-performance environment where safety, accuracy, and operational excellence guide every decision.

📌 Role Purpose

The Team Assistant – Mining provides essential administrative, secretarial, and operational support to the department. This role ensures seamless coordination, efficient documentation, and high-level assistance that enhances productivity across the mining business unit.

You will be the backbone of office operations, enabling managers and teams to work effectively and maintain high standards of professionalism.

📂 Key Responsibilities

📅 Administrative & Operational Management

• Manage daily office administration to support departmental workflow.

• Coordinate diaries, meeting schedules, agendas, and take clear, accurate minutes.

• Ensure department documentation is error-free, professionally formatted, and compliant with branding requirements.

• Develop and maintain an efficient filing, storage, and document retrieval system.

🗂️ Reporting & Documentation

• Assist with preparing departmental submissions and reports.

• Issue approved reports promptly and update the reporting module.

• Maintain updated distribution lists for internal documentation.

• Support with word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and database management.

✈️ Travel & Logistics

• Arrange local and international travel and accommodation bookings.

• Coordinate internal and external events, team workshops, and conferences.

• Manage inventory, supply purchasing, and ensure budget compliance.

• Oversee goods and service activities such as purchasing, delivery, dispatch, and receipts.

💬 Communication & Team Support

• Answer calls, take messages, and respond to inquiries professionally.

• Log IT or operational issues on behalf of the team and ensure timely resolution.

• Support managers with workflow coordination to ensure smooth daily operations.

💰 Procurement & Finance Support

• Load purchase requisitions (PRs), invoices, and follow up on payment processing.

• Monitor departmental supplies to ensure resources are available when needed.

🎓 Qualifications

Minimum Requirement

• Grade 12 / Matric (High School Diploma or equivalent)

Experience

• 3+ years relevant administrative or office support experience

• Mining or industrial sector experience is advantageous

💡 Core Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)

• Strong organisational and planning skills

• Ability to multi-task, prioritise, and manage complex workflows

• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Accountability and reliability

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Strong documentation and reporting ability

🌍 Employment Equity

Sasol is an equal opportunity employer committed to Employment Equity and diversity. Preference may be given to applicants from designated groups and persons with disabilities.

💼 Best CV Tips for This Team Assistant Role

✔️ Start with a clean, professional layout that highlights admin experience
✔️ Emphasise experience in diary management, scheduling, and report preparation
✔️ Demonstrate proficiency in MS Office, minutes-taking, and document control
✔️ Include examples of working in high-pressure, operational, or mining environments
✔️ Show experience handling travel bookings, procurement, or logistics
✔️ Highlight strong soft skills: communication, organisation, multitasking
✔️ Add measurable achievements (e.g., “Reduced document turnaround time by 30%”)
✔️ Ensure your CV is error-free — accuracy is essential in this role