Maintenance Team Leader - Major Maintenance

At Motiva, our employees’ energy, passion, and dedication to excellence are what make us who we are and what allows us to generate energy that makes a house a home, gets us from point A to point B, and enables our health and wellbeing. We invest in every aspect of our employees’ lives because, at Motiva, our people matter.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company’s Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America’s largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® brand), Motiva’s commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies.

Position Overview:

The Maintenance Team Leader in Major Maintenance leads the planning, coordination, and execution of assigned major maintenance, turnaround, tank, and program work to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective project delivery. This role leads contract personnel, coordinates cross-functional planning activities, monitors project progress and budgets, and ensures compliance with HSSE standards while supporting equipment reliability, plant performance, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, estimating, scheduling, and safe execution of assigned major maintenance, tank, and program work to achieve scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
• Chair planning, coordination, and pre-job safety meetings, ensuring project milestones are met throughout the work lifecycle.
• Coordinate with planners, schedulers, operations, cost control, contractors, and other stakeholders to optimize resource utilization and execution readiness.
• Maintain strong field presence by conducting regular safety and productivity walks, verifying work quality, adherence to plans, and compliance with HSSE requirements.
• Monitor project progress, workforce allocation, budgets, and costs, including planned, estimated, committed, accrued, and discovery work, providing timely updates to management.
• Identify, evaluate, and manage discovery work, minimizing operational risk through effective planning, estimating, execution, and reporting.
• Oversee maintenance documentation, work order management, equipment history, and reporting to ensure accurate records and effective communication.
• Monitor equipment performance and maintenance trends, recommending improvements that enhance reliability, reduce unplanned outages, and extend asset life.
• Promote a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence by ensuring regulatory compliance, investigating incidents and near misses, and implementing corrective actions.

Experience and Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent education
• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience
• Working knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling processes, work management systems, and preventive/predictive maintenance practices
• Strong knowledge of industrial safety practices, HSSE requirements, permit-to-work systems, and applicable regulatory standards
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities across cross-functional teams
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Physical Requirements:

• Physical ability to work around and on industrial equipment, including frequent climbing of stairs and ladders
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (respirator, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, heeled boots, and hearing protection)

We reserve the right to amend or withdraw Motiva jobs at any time, including prior to the closing date. Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or grade.

Applicants for regular U.S. positions must be authorized to work in the United States for Motiva Enterprises LLC without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa (for example, TN, H-1B, or other employment-based immigration authorization or visa).

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