Routine Maintenance Planner at Chevron in Bengaluru

Job description

Total Number of Openings 1 The Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru India brings together the resources and expertise of the Chevron global network with talent in India to enhance agility and technological innovation to optimize solutions for the world’s current and future energy challenges. As one of the leading energy providers worldwide, Chevron is involved in the production of crude oil and natural gas, manufacturing of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and additives, and the development of enabling technologies. Chevron's vision is to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnerships, and performance. With a clear purpose to develop affordable, reliable, ever-cleaner energy that enables human progress, we believe human ingenuity has the power to solve any challenge and overcome any obstacle. Meeting the world’s growing energy needs requires the pursuit of innovations and advancements that deliver a better future for all. About the position The Routine Maintenance Planner will be a member of the Specialty Operations Infrastructure organization at Chevron ENGINE. This role provides routine maintenance planning support to Chevron’s Specialty Operations assets and plays a critical role in ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable execution of maintenance work. The planner will work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, and Scheduling to develop high-quality job plans and support work execution priorities, including planning support for infrastructure assets such as general equipment and tanks (inspections, cleaning, repairs, and minor upgrades) and follow up work resulting from integrity assessments. The Routine Maintenance Planner will interface directly with Chevron assets to provide appropriate levels of ownership and remote planning support. Key responsibilities Support the planning or various atmospheric storage tank projects across infrastructure as aligned with our IMPACT turnaround process for tank maintenance. Spare Parts & Inventory Management: Owns spare parts and maintenance inventory strategy for assigned assets or facilities, including critical spares identification, min/max settings, reorder points, and safety stock levels. Ensures availability of critical maintenance spares to support routine maintenance, corrective work, and outages without compromising cost discipline or storage capacity. Maintains accurate inventory records, material master data, and stock integrity within SAP / CMMS systems. Develop detailed routine and preventative maintenance job plans, including scope definition, task sequencing, labor estimates, material requirements, permits, and special tools/equipment needs. Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, and contractors (as applicable) to ensure job plans align with asset priorities, safety requirements, and operating constraints (including tank availability where applicable). Review and validate work requests to ensure maintenance scope is clearly defined and ready for execution. Support inspection and integrity programs by planning follow‑up maintenance work resulting from inspections, findings, and integrity assessments (e.g., tank repairs, coatings, cleaning, valve/piping work) as applicable. Ensure job plans incorporate applicable health, safety, and environment (HSE) standards, procedures, permits, and safe work practices (e.g., lockout/tagout, confined space entry, hot work, and working at heights) and clearly identify hazards, risks, and controls. Coordinate material and service requirements through appropriate procurement processes to support timely work execution. Support integration of routine maintenance work into maintenance schedules by working closely with Maintenance Supervisors/Schedulers and asset stakeholders; support backlog management and work readiness discussions to ensure work is executable before field execution. Identify opportunities to im