Senior Reliability Inspection Engineer - Oil refinery equipment

To ensure the continued safe, cost effective operation of Oil Refinery plant equipment by periodic thorough examination

Senior Mechanical Inspection Engineer, responsible to the Inspection Manager for the provision of the inspection service to the Refinery Production Units, including the High Pressure (superheated) Steam (5300C 115Barg) Boiler Service Unit producing refinery steam and exporting electricity to the National Grid.

Supervision of a team of Plant Inspectors on full-time basis with supplementary labour as required by workload.

In addition to the previous role responsibilities, the following is added:

Formulation and implementation of the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Container Regulations Written Schemes of Examination, incorporating:

Identification and Registration of Relevant Fluid systems

Physical inspection and repair requirements

Setting of examination period and detail of examination requirements

Criticality based inspection implementation

Formulation of Corrosion under insulation inspection program

Identification and planning of all inspection requirements for scheduled on-stream and Major shutdown activities

Pre-shutdown inspection activities based on plant knowledge and history

Manpower planning

The planning and execution of 3 high pressure boiler shutdowns per year including collation of remnant life assessment studies for items operating in their creep range. Satisfying the independent Engineering Insurance Surveying Company in relation to Statutory obligations.

Identification of bad actors, Both rotating and static equipment and recommendations for improvement through thorough performance and history study.

Other Responsibilities

Authorised signatory for plant modification procedure, having sat on the development committee.

As a BSI Lead Assessor responsible for carrying out audits per company schedule

Monitoring and advising upon plant operating excursions where they may be detrimental to plant integrity and subsequent mitigating actions

Use of PC based packages

Overseas assignments to Europe, Middle East, South Africa and the Carribean, of 2-6 month duration as Major shutdown Lead Inspector and damage assessment in cases of plant fires etc.

Higher National Certificate Aeronautical and Machanical Engineering