Sasol operates a capital-intensive, globally distributed manufacturing footprint across chemicals and energy with a tech stack anchored in industrial control systems (Siemens, Honeywell, Emerson DeltaV, SAP). Active hiring (130 roles, accelerating) skews toward engineering and operations, with emerging focus on Power BI dashboards and data analytics—signals of a shift toward monitoring and optimizing asset reliability across facilities. Pain-point frequency (equipment downtime, reliability, maintenance costs) aligns with hiring pattern, suggesting systematic investment in predictive maintenance and operational visibility.
Sasol is a publicly traded chemicals and energy company headquartered in South Africa, operating world-scale production facilities across 22 countries. The core business spans specialty chemicals and upstream energy, including gas-to-liquids (GTL) conversion, with market coverage in the US, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, and Mozambique. Operations rely on integrated industrial automation (DCS, PLC, process control software) coupled with enterprise resource planning and financial systems. Current strategic priorities include specialty chemicals growth, renewable energy expansion, and improved cash generation alongside sustainability commitments.
Sasol operates Siemens PCS 7, Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell, and Allen-Bradley control systems; Aspen Plus and HYSYS for process engineering; SAP for ERP and finance (SAP FI-AA, SAP PM); Power BI for analytics; and Distributed Control Systems with Modbus/Profibus networking.
Sasol is actively hiring across six countries: United States, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, and Mozambique.
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