Maintenance Team Lead

Chevron•El Segundo, CA

6d•$120,300 - $180,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Team Lead (MTL) works within the Maintenance Work Management organization and oversees and supervises Routine Maintenance mechanics in an assigned zone. The role is accountable for the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of maintenance work by employees and contractors, including scheduled maintenance, break-in work, and unplanned facility emergencies requiring maintenance support. The MTL supports employee development through coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback, while ensuring compliance with approved safe work practices, environmental requirements, company policies, procedures, and guidelines. The role collaborates with Operations, technical resources, Planning and Scheduling, subject matter experts, vendors, contractors, Quality Management, Craft Leads, and other stakeholders to prioritize work, remove execution barriers, and support safe and reliable refinery performance.

Requirements

At least 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.
Ability to manage changing priorities and deliver results with minimal supervision.
Ability to work a normal Monday–Thursday weekday schedule and a scheduled weekend MTL rotation; holiday and night-shift coverage may be included based on refinery needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience supervising maintenance teams or providing frontline leadership to craft personnel in a refinery or similar industrial environment.
Experience working with multiple maintenance crafts, including machinists, pipefitters, and instrumentation/electrical personnel.
Experience with refinery Maintenance Work Management processes, work prioritization, planning and scheduling, and contractor coordination.
Demonstrated experience coaching and developing employees, managing performance, and driving continuous improvement in maintenance execution.

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 planning, scheduling, and executing Routine Maintenance activities.
Use Maintenance Work Management processes to prioritize work, optimize resources, and adjust manpower and schedules as business needs change.
Ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of daily maintenance activities, including contractor-performed work where applicable.
Support Maintenance Work Management by reviewing job plans, ensuring resources are available for prioritized work, and making regular field visits to identify and remove safety and execution barriers.
Lead daily start-of-shift meetings to establish priorities, align resources, and set expectations for work execution.
Conduct and review Job Safety Analyses and support pre-job planning.
Coach, mentor, and provide regular feedback to employees to strengthen technical competency, behaviors, and performance.
Provide input to Employee Success Plans, Performance Improvement Plans, 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 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 maintenance activities.