Senior Mechanical Inspector

Jobskey Search and Selection; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

A global recruiting firm is seeking a Senior Mechanical Inspector to provide technical support in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor degree in Engineering, 15+ years experience in the refinery or NGLF industry, and expertise in mechanical inspection. Responsibilities include analyzing compressor performance and implementing solutions for efficient operations. Applicants should be prepared to relocate for this opportunity.

Qualifications

• 15 years in the refinery and/or NGLF industry, specifically in mechanical inspection.
• At least 10 years field experience on plants' major turnaround, field troubleshooting, and inspection.
• Thorough knowledge of best engineering practices and industry codes.
• Two API certificates: API-510 and API-570 (or API-653) are preferable.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the operation team during the entire lifecycle of compressors.
• Analyze performances and conditions to ensure reliable operations.
• Implement best-in-class solutions and lead efficiency improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical solutions for machine failures and prevent reoccurrences.
• Propose operating mode changes or technological improvements to support continuous improvement.

Skills

Engineering standards

Codes & standards

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering

API-510

API-570

Tools

API-510

API-570

API-653

Job description

About the job Senior Mechanical Inspector

Position Description: We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Inspector to join our Global Manufacturing Support Department, a multi-disciplinary organization with interface to technical, and in some cases business, support requirements of Global Manufacturing Admin Area and the client\'s affiliates. Its function caters mainly to the technical needs of Global Manufacturing, operating facilities management, and drives the performances of operating facilities in executing corporate programs and initiatives towards operational excellence and value creation. Your primary role will be to provide technical support to operating facilities, projects, technology deployment, and talent development of new mechanical inspectors. You will conduct special studies and analyses in a specialized asset integrity field, such as necessary mechanical calculations for piping, pressure vessel, shell and tube heat exchangers, air cooler fin fans, branch reinforcement, MAWP, hydrotest pressure, rating and/or de-rating, fitness for service to evaluate flaws or damage, pipe stress analysis, flange calculations, perform nozzle calculations.

Minimum Requirements:

• You must have a Bachelor degree in Engineering.
• You should have a minimum of 15 years in the refinery and/or NGLF industry, specifically in mechanical inspection, with at least 10 years field experience working on plants major turnaround, field troubleshooting and inspection.
• You must have a thorough knowledge of best engineering practices, solid industry codes and standards background.
• You should have two of the following certificates: API-510, API-570 or API-653.

Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (must be willing to relocate)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to the operation team during the entire lifecycle of the compressors, analyzing their performances, operative conditions and boundaries, in order to guarantee reliable and safe operations.
• Utilize knowledge and familiarity with the international standards in order to improve the equipment performance.
• Implement best-in-class solutions pertaining to the rotating equipment and Compressors in particular, as foreseen by international standards and other internal company standards.
• Lead efficiency improvement initiates, upgrading programs, & projects for Compressors.
• Provide technical solutions whenever the machines experience failures, utilizing sound maintenance strategies to analyze, address and rectify the root causes in order to prevent reoccurrences.
• Propose changes in operating modes, or technological improvement, or maintenance strategies implementation, in order to support the company vision of continuous improvement throughout collaboration and people conversation.