Inspector

About the role

LyondellBasell is hiring an Inspector for the Victoria High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) site. This site consists of a single high-pressure solution-based polyethylene unit that produces HDPE to be shipped by rail and truck. The role involves ensuring ongoing reliability, cost-effective maintenance, safe operations, and continuous improvement in stationary equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all fixed equipment Mechanical Integrity activities meet or exceed corporate, local, and regulatory requirements.
• Performs the majority of inspections in the field, using 3rd party support as needed/required.
• Prioritizes work with planning/maintenance for stationary equipment to ensure continued reliable operation.
• Serves as a proficient liaison for coordinating inspection activities with other workgroups within their designated areas.
• Develops inspection plans, coordinates inspections, evaluates inspection results, develops run/repair/replace recommendations, tracks inspection findings/recommendations to closure, and keeps Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) evergreen.
• Optimizes inspection plans to reduce inspection and maintenance costs.
• Become familiar with computer programs such as Meridium, Risk Based Inspection software (RBI), SAP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
• Utilizes Inspection Management Systems (Meridium) effectively.
• Maintain API 510 and 570 certifications along with a third standard of either: API 580, API 577 or Certified Welding Inspector (AWS).
• Develops Inspection Test Plans (ITP) and performs Quality Assurance (QA) surveillance of stationary equipment repair work, as well as new fabrication to ensure compliance with the requirements.
• Reviews film for QA of Radiographic Testing (RT) inspection on existing equipment repairs as well as new construction fabrication.
• Report equipment deficiencies utilizing tools such as SAP and Meridium, and make recommendations regarding action to take.
• Verify accuracy of predictions against shop follow-up reports and KPI's.
• Reviews welding procedures, procedure qualifications, and welder qualifications.
• Develop inspection test plans for all on-site welding.
• Die Penetrant Testing and certification to support welding activities at the site.
• Knowledgeable on Global Asset Integrity Standard (GAIS) for Fixed Equipment, corporate inspection and maintenance procedures, site-specific procedures and standards, and ASME and API codes.
• Advocates that applicable industry and company standards are followed by everyone at LyondellBasell.
• Supports or leads special reliability projects such as Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI), Above Ground Storage Tanks Inspections (AST), Welding, Relief Valve inspections/repair and equipment coating restoration.
• Proactively participates in the development and testing of new tools and applications in the inspection area.
• Perform detailed inspection/corrosion monitoring studies to determine remaining life and inspection intervals, and help evaluate materials of construction selections.
• Interact with personnel on surveillance and repair issues, including cathodic protection systems for tank bottoms, buried piping, and cooling water heat exchangers.
• Proactively monitors technological developments in the NDE field and conducts tests to determine field of application.
• Ensures all potential overdue inspection deferral forms are composed, submitted, and approved before the due date.
• Monitor and keep track of steam leak repairs, steam trap failures and steam trap repairs.
• Keep track of steam losses through spreadsheets to show savings and generate monthly reports.
• Have ownership over steam by working with Planner/Schedulers to have worst leaks repaired first and having leaks repaired in a timely manner.
• Lead and/or execute site building, structural, insulation and grating inspection program and repair including ACM abatement.
• Adheres and supports OSHA/Site Management of Change (MOC) process.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2+ years relevant inspection experience in the refining, petrochemical, or chemical process industries.
• Holds either an API-510 or API-570 certification.
• Knowledgeable of inspection and repair requirements in API, ASME, NBIC, and state/local regulations (such as boiler codes/laws).
• Knowledgeable of inspection techniques, performing API/CWI inspections, and evaluating inspection results per industry codes and standards.
• Basic knowledge of damage mechanisms leading to equipment failure such as corrosion, erosion, chloride stress corrosion cracking, fretting, etc.
• Ability to be certified in SNT-TC-1A Level 2 UT and PT.
• The ability to work nights and weekends as required during outages and unplanned events.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant inspection experience in the refining, petrochemical, or chemical process industries.
• Holds API 510, 570, and 580 Certifications.
• Holds API 653 Certification.
• Holds API 577 or Certified welding inspector credentials.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and benefits package offered.