Refinery Maintenance Lead: Safety, Reliability, Growth

Chevron; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead for the El Segundo Refinery to oversee routine maintenance mechanics and ensure safe, efficient, high-quality work execution. You will coach, mentor, and evaluate staff while coordinating with operations, planning, and outside vendors.

The role emphasizes leadership, adherence to safety standards, and continuous improvement in maintenance execution, with a Monday–Thursday schedule and weekend rotation as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of maintenance, operations, or related industrial experience in a refinery or similar heavy-industrial environment.
• Knowledge of Routine Maintenance execution and Maintenance Work Management processes.
• Demonstrated leadership coordinating maintenance teams in field execution.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills with ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Able to work Monday–Thursday with weekend MTL rotation; holiday and night shift coverage as refinery needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision and leadership to maintenance personnel including machinists, pipefitters, and instrumentation/electrical mechanics.
• Steward Tenets of Operation in planning, scheduling, and execution of Routine Maintenance activities.
• Prioritize work, optimize resources, and adjust manpower/schedules based on changing needs.
• Ensure safe, efficient, high-quality daily maintenance execution, including contractor work where applicable.
• Lead start-of-shift meetings to set priorities and expectations; review job safety analyses.
• Coach and mentor employees; contribute to ESPs and performance reviews as appropriate.
• Collaborate with operations, planning, vendors, and other stakeholders to resolve execution challenges.
• Communicate job status and risks to leadership; provide clear turnover information for operations.

Skills

Maintenance supervision

Leadership

Strong communication

Problem solving

Job description

Chevron is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead for the El Segundo Refinery to oversee routine maintenance mechanics and ensure safe, efficient, high-quality work execution. You will coach, mentor, and evaluate staff while coordinating with operations, planning, and outside vendors.

The role emphasizes leadership, adherence to safety standards, and continuous improvement in maintenance execution, with a Monday–Thursday schedule and weekend rotation as needed.