Shift Team Leader

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate the operation of the assigned area to ensure plants and facilities operate with excellence and has responsibility that production goals are met in a safe and effective manner.

• Provide leadership for operating crews to meet refinery operating plan. This includes monitoring unit lab results to ensure on-test production, tracking plant rates to meet production targets, setting expectations for crews to meet daily operating goals and tracking results, working to maintain consistency and continuity between shifts, and taking quick and effective action to solve plant problems to get back on plan.

• Provide feedback to Refinery Shift Leader, Division management, and Operations Planning to continuously improve weekly and monthly operation plans. This includes providing prompt and accurate updates and status reports to the Refinery Shift Leader and division management team on critical tasks underway in the refinery.

• Responsible for improving the organizational capability of the crew through effective use of appraisals for each crew member, holding Head Operators accountable for implementing changes to drive refinery optimization, challenging crews to raise their level of performance and hold them accountable for results.

• The position is responsible for conducting routine meetings including: monthly safety meetings, Loss Prevention System stewardship meetings and daily Head Operator expectation meetings.

• Ensure compliance tasks are completed on-time for area of responsibility including: crew training, PSM compliance, incident investigations, corrective actions, etc.

• Ensure all incidents are reported and initial investigations started on shift and entered into incident database.

• Provide accurate and effective communication both written and verbal of operation status through: shift turnovers, daily division status meetings, and refinery shift leader coordination meetings. These communications must accurately capture plant limits, critical equipment limitations and potential risks to operating plans.

• Due to the nature of the operating area business, the work schedule includes shift work and some off-shift consultation and management.

• This is a safety sensitive position

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Minimum of 5 years refinery operations experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a Head Operator or Console Operator

• Project and/or Supervisory Experience

• Knowledge of refinery safe work practices and operating plant experience in the Richmond Refinery is desirable

Relocation Options:

Relocation will be considered.

International Considerations:

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Special Considerations:

• The compensation and reference to benefits for this role is listed on this posting in compliance with applicable law. The selected candidate’s compensation will be determined based on his or her skills, experience, and qualifications. Please note that the compensation and benefits listed below are only applicable to successful candidates who are hired onto local United States payroll. 

• The anticipated salary range for this position is $99,700 – $171,700 . 

• Chevron offers competitive compensation and benefits programs which includes, but is not limited to, variable pay, health care coverage, retirement plan, protection coverage, time off and leave programs, training and development opportunities and a range of allowances connected to specific work situations. Details are available at .