SASA Vacancies, Jobs and Careers – 7 Positions

South African Sugar Industry (SASA) Vacancies

The South African Sugar Industry (SASA) is one of the world’s leading cost competitive producers of high quality sugar and makes an important contribution to employment, particularly in rural areas, to sustainable development and to the national economy.

It is a diverse industry combining the agricultural activities of sugarcane cultivation with the manufacture of raw and refined sugar, syrups, specialised sugars and a range of by-products.

The canegrowing sector comprises approximately 29 130 registered sugarcane growers farming predominantly in KwaZulu-Natal, with a substantial investment in Mpumalanga and some farming operations in the Eastern Cape. Sugar is manufactured by six milling companies with 14 sugar mills operating in these canegrowing regions.

 

The industry produces an estimated average of 2.2 million tons of sugar per season. About 60% of this sugar is marketed in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). The remainder is exported to markets in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

SASA Vacancies: Jobs and Careers

The sugar industry provides direct employment in cane production and processing, and indirect employment in numerous support industries in the three provinces where sugarcane is grown and processed, namely KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape.

As a provider of specialist services, SASA’s performance and service levels are highly reliant upon the performance and service of SASA’s employees. The diversity of the skills SASA employs, range from high-level specialists to unionised industrial and agricultural labour, and the wide geographical spread of our operations, makes the effective management of people, their knowledge and their performance particularly important.

 

SASA Jobs and Careers

In support of this need, the Human Resources division provides a comprehensive range of services to managers and employees in SASA, all of which aim to resource the organisation with highly competent and effective people who are committed to serving the best interests of the South African sugar industry.

Direct employment within the sugar industry is approximately 79 000 jobs, which represents a significant percentage of the total agricultural workforce in South Africa. Indirect employment is estimated at 350 000. In addition there are approximately 29 130 registered cane growers. Approximately one million people, more than 2% of South Africa’s population, depend on the sugar industry for a living.

How to Apply to SASA Vacancies

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