Inspector, Ponca City Refinery

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The Inspector is responsible for overseeing the repair, fabrication, installation, and inspection of ASME boilers, pressure vessels, piping systems, and pressure relieving devices within a given operating area of the refinery. The Inspector is responsible for the data analysis and maintenance recommendations for complex refining process equipment to assure equipment safety, mechanical integrity, and economic operations.  Using statistical techniques, the Inspector determines the type of data to be collected as well as its interpretation to make repair recommendations.  These detailed recommendations include inspection results, equipment life expectancy, alternative solutions and technical specifications with the goal of not only correcting deficiencies but also of enhancing operations.  Repair recommendations must comply with industry standards as well as Oklahoma State Boiler and Pressure Vessel law.
 
Responsibilities May Include:

• Proactively influence maintenance and engineering priorities in your Production Area
• Communicate with Operations and Maintenance teams regularly in your Production Area
• Represent inspection department in the area Management of Change process
• Participate in small and large capital project teams to ensure successful completion and handover
• Review and approve piping fabrication isometrics, inspection and test plans, welding procedures and other repair and construction plans
• Diligently manage plant equipment and documentation through PCMS, SAP and other computer and paper records system
• Maintain list of top-ten mechanical integrity issues for area of coverage
• Responsible for field-verifying proper installation of all new and revised piping
• Develop and ensure accuracy of Turnaround worklists, repair plans, schedules and execution plans together with others to meet turnaround milestones
• Lead Inspector for turnarounds within area; direct the activities of other Phillips 66 and contract personnel on a temporary basis during major planned outages
• Support other inspectors during major planned outages outside assigned area
• Document and develop strategies for temporary leak repair, alternate relief, hot work on in-service equipment, and alternate relief
• Coordinate conventional and specialty non-destructive examination (NDE) contractors on an as-needed basis
• Update mixing point / injection point data sheets and inspection records
• Write SAP notifications for inspection related maintenance work
• Represent the inspection department at area maintenance planning meetings

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 or more years of experience in the construction, repair, or inspection of piping and/or pressure vessels
• 2 or more years of experience in the refining or chemical industry
• API-510 certification
• API-570 certification
• Willing and able to work overtime as needed
• Willing to travel (<10% expected) for training, networking, or support for other P66 locations 
• Willing and able to perform/comply with the following:
  • Wear Nomex fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, ear, and eye protection)
  • Maintain face daily so that a respirator/face mask can seal properly (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)
  • Working outdoors and possibly in inclement weather conditions
  • Lift (raise and transport 50 pounds), bend, stoop, perform moderate manual labor, work in confined spaces, climb, and work at various levels above the ground

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of experience in construction, repair, or inspection of pressure vessels and/or piping in the refining or chemical industry
• API-653 certification 
• 5 or more years of direct field experience in application of non-destructive inspection techniques in the refining or chemical industry
• Hold current American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) Certification or National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) Pressure Vessel Inspector certificate
• Proficiency with MS Outlook Suite (Outlook Email, Word, PowerPoint and Excel programs)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and issues to an audience with widely varying technical background
• High organizational skills and capable of setting priorities to meet job demands Prior owner-user inspection experience
• Experience using common inspection software applications (e.g., PCMS, UltraPipe, EMPRV, API-RBI and SAP)
• Training or experience in applying the following;
  • API-571 damage mechanisms; and API-580/581 risk based inspection
  • API-579 fitness 

The Ponca City Refinery is located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, approximately 95 miles northwest of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of light, medium and heavy crude oil delivered via pipeline from Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, the U.S. Rockies and Canada. Infrastructure improvements have enabled the delivery of locally produced crude oil by pipeline and truck. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels and anode-grade petroleum coke. Refined products are primarily distributed to customers by company-owned and common carrier pipelines to markets throughout the Midcontinent region.

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• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

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To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 12/03/2023.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.