Refinery Maintenance Team Lead: Safe, Efficient Ops

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

Job summary

Chevron is hiring a Maintenance Team Lead for the El Segundo Refinery to supervise routine maintenance mechanics and drive safe, efficient work execution. The role partners with Operations, technical teams, and vendors to prioritize work, remove barriers, and ensure high-quality results in a dynamic refinery setting.

The MTL will coach staff, participate in planning and pre-job analyses, and support ESPs/PIPs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of maintenance, operations, or related industrial experience in a refinery, petrochemical, chemical, manufacturing, or similar heavy-industrial environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Routine Maintenance execution, Maintenance Work Management processes, safe work practices, job planning, scheduling, and resource coordination.
• Demonstrated leadership experience coordinating employees, contractors, or multidisciplinary maintenance teams in a field execution environment.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills with the ability to manage changing priorities and deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Able to work normal weekday schedule Monday - Thursday and scheduled weekend MTL rotation. Holiday and night shift coverage may be included based on refinery needs

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision and leadership to maintenance personnel, including machinists, pipefitters, and instrumentation/electrical mechanics.
• Steward Chevron's Tenets of Operation and their practical application in the planning, scheduling, and execution of Routine Maintenance activities.
• Utilize Maintenance Work Management processes to prioritize work, optimize resources, and make manpower and scheduling adjustments based on changing business needs.
• Ensure the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of daily maintenance activities, including contractor-performed work where applicable.
• Support the Maintenance Work Management process by reviewing job plans, ensuring appropriate resources are available for prioritized work, and conducting regular field visits to identify and remove safety and execution barriers.
• Lead daily start-of-shift meetings to establish priorities, align resources, and set clear expectations for work execution.
• Conduct and review Job Safety Analyses and support pre-job planning to ensure work is executed safely and effectively.
• Coach, mentor, and provide regular feedback to employees to strengthen technical competency, behaviors, and overall performance.
• Provide input to Employee Success Plans (ESPs), Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), and annual performance reviews, as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Operations, technical teams, Planning and Scheduling, subject matter experts, vendors, contractors, Quality Management, Craft Leads, and other stakeholders to resolve maintenance execution challenges.
• Communicate job status, changing priorities, risks, and execution challenges to appropriate stakeholders and leadership.
• Provide clear and accurate written turnover information for Operations and Maintenance, including weekend and off-shift work where applicable.
• Promote teamwork and accountability across maintenance crafts and cross-functional organizations.
• Drive continuous improvement in Routine Maintenance execution, productivity, work quality, and resource utilization.
• Demonstrate Chevron Way behaviors and maintain a strong commitment to Operational Excellence in all maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Schedule adherence

Job description

Chevron is hiring a Maintenance Team Lead for the El Segundo Refinery to supervise routine maintenance mechanics and drive safe, efficient work execution. The role partners with Operations, technical teams, and vendors to prioritize work, remove barriers, and ensure high-quality results in a dynamic refinery setting.

The MTL will coach staff, participate in planning and pre-job analyses, and support ESPs/PIPs.