Supervisor, Inspector

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This position is responsible for the development and implementation of the site’s Mechanical Integrity and long term stationary equipment reliability program in alignment with OSHA 1910 and corporate Operational Excellence standards. The position is responsible for providing supervision and technical leadership to the inspectors and directs the activities of contract inspection personnel. The position is considered the focal point for stationary equipment issues while providing a high level of technical support to all operating areas within the facility.

The position provides diagnostic assistance to the site to ensure that the mechanical integrity, reliability, and design of the site’s stationary equipment are optimized in accordance with regulatory, engineering, and inspection standards. This position is located in Clinton, Iowa, which sits on the eastern most section of Iowa along the banks of the majestic Mississippi River.

This position may participate in the enterprise Technical Networks and will define, execute, and track progress for resultant programs and initiatives at the plant level (i.e. Corrosion-Under-Insulation (CUI), Structural Integrity, Furnace Reliability, and API-Risk Based Inspection). The position is responsible for implementation of the Inspection Manual , Meridium, and providing support for Operational Excellence Directives & Advisories that fall within their area of responsibility.

The Inspection Supervisor ensures that QA/QC inspection plans are developed and executed and that nonconformance QA/QC reports and inspection findings are fully investigated. The position oversees recommendations resulting from inspection activities to ensure that they are prioritized and executed within the Maintenance Operations Workflow Process. This position is a key contributor to turnaround planning, preparation, and execution efforts. The individual may lead or participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Coordinates with corporate personnel at GE&T to ensure group alignment with LYB direction.
• Ensure that inspectors are appropriately utilizing RAT and RVIFT analyses, developing inspection plans, coordinating inspections, evaluating inspection results, developing run/repair/replace recommendations, tracking inspection recommendations to closure and keeping all inspection data current, evergreen and completed by due date.
• Oversee the use and development of RBI for guiding inspections that are subject to that method.
• Ensure efficient use of contract resources to complete equipment/piping inspections for routine and program efforts. Review selected inspection reports for accuracy. Initiate recommendations from the resultant findings.
• Support Equipment Deficiency Risk Management (EDRM) teams engaging other technical personnel as needed.
• Coordinate periodic dialogs with maintenance, operations, and PMCs to discuss inspection issues in their assigned areas.
• Utilize inspection management systems (Meridium, RAT, RBI) effectively as well as the maintenance management system SAP.
• Review Global Asset Integrity Standard (GAIS) for Fixed Equipment for Operational Excellence, corporate inspection and maintenance procedures, Clinton site specific procedures and standards, and ASME codes.