Refinery Inspector

Position Summary:

Responsible for inspecting and evaluating refinery equipment to ensure safety, mechanical integrity and reliability activities meet or exceed all company, code, and jurisdictional requirements.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to the following):

• Develop and manage On-Stream Ultrasonic Thickness and Profile Thickness Scopes.

• Perform inspections, non-destructive testing and assist in the fitness-for-service evaluations if required on refinery equipment such as, but not limited to tanks, heaters, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, boilers, piping to ensure mechanical integrity, safety and reliability. 

• Ensure construction and repairs comply with codes, standards, and industry practices.

• Analyze inspection findings, prepare reports, and work with engineering to generate repair, upgrade, and modification recommendations based on inspection findings. 

• Communicate verbally and in writing to operating, engineering, and maintenance staff in a clear, organized, and effective manner.

• Collaborate with engineering and maintenance to establish inspection intervals per applicable industry codes, standards, and recommended practices. 

• Prepare inspection plan and intervals using electronic databases (PCMS), and perform calculations of remaining life and corrosion rates.

• Ensure compliance with refinery equipment laws and regulations and applicable industry codes, standards and recommended practices.

• Train and develop junior level inspectors and administrative professional.

• Oversee contractor quality control inspection reports to maintain proper formatting and consistency.

• Assist in the development of outage and turnaround inspection plans and assist in the execution of those plans.

• Work with Reliability Engineers to make recommendations for repairs when equipment defects are found.

• Generate turnaround work scope with collaboration with engineering, operations and maintenance, and coordinate services of contract inspectors.

• Perform root cause analysis, work with engineering to coordinate failure analysis activities and recommending mitigation methods. 

• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance on development and implementation of risk-based routine and preventive maintenance procedures.

• Maintain inspection databases (PCMS), ensuring that documentation is current, accurate, complete, and compliant. 

• Maintain organized and current equipment filing systems.

Job Qualifications (refers to job, not incumbent): 

High School Diploma along with 8 years of experience in the inspection of fixed equipment and piping systems.is required. 

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations: 

Minimum Requirements: API 510 and API 570. 

Preferred Requirements: API 653, API-653, SNT-TC-1A NDE Certifications and data management software training.

Employee must have valid driver's license if they are operating a company vehicle or their own vehicle for work purposes. 

Other:

• Ability to perform planned and unplanned technical inspections. 

• Must possess a good working knowledge of common refinery process units and damage mechanisms.

• Model and promote a culture of safety and environmental responsibility.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office platform.

• Knowledge of Unit Operations, Hazardous Materials, MSDS, and Equipment Internal Configurations is required.

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge in broad areas of assignments, especially projects concerned with unique or specialized problems.

• Must have a flexible schedule and quick response time. 

• Must be able to accommodate occasional travel.

• Working knowledge of API/ASME Codes and industry standards and qualifications as API inspector.

• Working knowledge of Refinery safety policies and work permit requirements.