Turnaround Manager

Location: Downtown Bakersfield, CA (93308)

Schedule: Monday-Friday (On-site)

Job Type: Full-time (Direct Hire)

Anticipated base salary: $138,000 - $200,000

The Turnaround Manager plans, executes, and controls large-scale refinery maintenance shutdowns to ensure safety, schedule adherence, budget compliance, and quality. They lead a cross-functional team to develop the work scope, budget and execution plan, manage contractors, and ensure all work is performed safely and efficiently to minimize downtime and meet performance metrics.

• Develop the overall turnaround strategy, including the work scope, safety plans, and schedule. Integrate capital project scope into the overall planned maintenance outage.
• Lead a core team of planners, supervisors, and contractors, and manage individual and team performance.
• Ensure all activities comply with health, safety, environmental (HSE) goals and process safety management (PSM) procedures.
• Oversee the overall budget, manage costs, and provide accurate financial reporting throughout the turnaround.
• Coordinate all aspects of the turnaround, including labor, materials, and contractor selection.
• Establish performance metrics and objectives, and monitor performance against them. Develop KPIs for TA performance tracking and reporting, making adjustments based on leading & lagging indicators.
• Champion continuous improvement by implementing lessons learned and improving existing work processes.

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy

• A high school diploma or GED is the minimum, but a bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline is often preferred.
• 10+ years of refining turnaround experience

• Must be able to pass a physical test of pushing, pulling, and lifting a minimum of 50 lbs
• Physical strength and good hand-eye coordination
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Ability to perform repetitive movements over long periods of time
• Requires frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring equipment and materials