Field Maintenance Excellence Lead

Viva Energy Australia; Geelong; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Viva Energy Australia’s Geelong Refinery seeks a Maintenance Execution Lead to drive maintenance delivery with a focus on safety, accountability and continuous improvement. You will lead field teams, coordinate operations and contractor activities to lift reliability and productivity.

You will partner with Operations, HSSE and Maintenance leaders to implement standards, monitor performance and deliver improvements that create real business value across the site.

Qualifications

• Significant maintenance or operations experience in heavy industry (refining/oil & gas).
• Proven ability to improve maintenance execution and productivity.
• Experience managing contractors and field-based teams.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, execution and shutdowns.
• Experience with performance measurement, audits and continuous improvement.
• Ability to translate data into practical business improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance execution to improve schedule attainment and productivity.
• Ensure contractor and internal teams align to planned maintenance and shutdowns.
• Collaborate with Operations and HSSE to remove execution constraints.
• Drive improvements in safety, uptime and cost effectiveness.
• Review contractor performance against KPIs and manage actions.

Skills

Field leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Contractor management

Data interpretation

Safety culture advocacy

Team coaching

Job description

Viva Energy Australia’s Geelong Refinery seeks a Maintenance Execution Lead to drive maintenance delivery with a focus on safety, accountability and continuous improvement. You will lead field teams, coordinate operations and contractor activities to lift reliability and productivity.

You will partner with Operations, HSSE and Maintenance leaders to implement standards, monitor performance and deliver improvements that create real business value across the site.