Company:

INEOS Aromatics

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

From soft drink bottles to packaging trays, from clothing to carpet, INEOS Aromatics makes the chemicals used to produce many of the things we use in our daily lives.

Our main products include paraxylene (PX) and purified terephthalic acid (PTA). PTA is a raw material used in the manufacture of polyesters used to make fibers, textiles, film, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. PX is a feedstock for PTA production. We also produce meta xylene, a feedstock for PX production.

We are comprised of a diverse team of engineers, scientists and business professionals dedicated to discovering practices to confront some of the world’s biggest issues. We are looking for people who can contribute to our passion for reinvention, have a collaborative spirit and challenge our thinking in our ambition to achieve net zero.

We care about how we deliver these essential products to the world. Above everything, the safety, reliability, and excellence in our operations is fundamental to our success.

Our sites and offices can be found around the world, in the United States, United Kingdom, China, Belgium, Indonesia and Taiwan.

In return for your excellent skills and abilities, we offer a competitive benefits package including health, dental & vision insurance, 401K match (up to 9%), STD/LTD, paid dependent care days, Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, 9 paid holidays, 2 personal days and paid vacation.

Compensation Grade: H33

Job Title:

Lead Inspector

Role synopsis:

This position provides leadership, manages resources, and cost management oversight to successfully deliver plant and business performance targets and objectives. This position is responsible for developing and administering inspection programs designed to ensure long- range reliability of plant fixed equipment and piping systems. The position determines the physical status of existing plant equipment/piping, reports results, and advises plant personnel of code inspection requirements for consideration in operational and maintenance planning. The incumbent functions as single point of accountability (SPA) for inspection and provides project control and cost control oversight for inspection activities. The incumbent determines the inspection and testing requirements for new or repaired equipment/piping and advises plant management as appropriate. The incumbent provides and manages inspection services to the plant as specified by identified codes, standards, and plant practices, and ensures equipment/piping is safe to operate, while minimizing unit downtime and optimizing repair costs. The position works jointly with the inspection team to provide assurance for compliance with the sites integrity management programs for fixed equipment and piping systems to eliminate loss of containment incidents that could result in process safety or environmental events. The position will also conduct various inspections as needed in support of the site.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

· Champions safe work practices among work group and contractors

· Develops long-term equipment and piping inspection plans

· Communicates and champions cost control for inspection related items in the maintenance organization

· Provides inspection related cost analysis and initiates methods for improving performance

· Assists in developing strategies to lower inspection costs

· Establishes boundaries and accountabilities for team members for achieving results, monitors progress, and tracks metrics

· Provides oversight of plant inspection and relief valve integrity systems

· Interfaces with manufacturing teams and other customers regularly to ensure their needs are met

· Sets performance objectives and provides leadership for your area to minimize impact on the environment

· Conducts routine review of inspection activities and findings

· Leads quarterly inspection update meeting and inspection scorecard

· Assures equipment inspection and testing is completed on time

· Implements and maintains inspection plans that comply with OSHA 1910.119 requirements and conform to INEOS Group Guidance Notes

· Develops and stewards thickness monitoring program

· Defines intervals for internal and external inspections of fixed equipment

· Monitors service delivery of non-destructive examination activities primarily performed by contract inspectors

· Provides input for and participates in the development of maintenance forecasts and turnaround worklists

· Participates in planning and execution of temporary repairs

· Evaluates corrosion monitoring data, predicts equipment life, and adjusts inspection intervals as required

· Maintains inspection records and adjusts inspection intervals as necessary for all planned inspections

· Conducts welding quality assurance activities in accordance with industry standards

· Directs contractors in support of plant inspection activities when necessary

· Identifies opportunities to improve reliability and lower costs through inspection

· Identifies long-term improvement projects for the Inspection and Reliability group

· Establishes and maintains piping, structural, CUI, etc. programs to ensure long-term plant viability

· Determines internal or external piping/vessel/structural inspection requirements for Turnarounds (TAR)

· Conducts pre-TAR inspections targeting risk areas for emergent work.

· Provides equipment condition information for pre-TAR planning and TAR inspections.

· Provides minimum thickness criteria on all piping and vessels prior to TAR.

· Provides hydro test (strength and tightness) parameters for all pressurized equipment affected by TAR, prior to TAR.

· Determines blind thickness for hydro test/isolation in accordance with work plans.

· Provides facility inspection plans and support needed for incorporation in TAR execution plan.

· Provides inspection support for Outage/TAR discovery work.

· Reviews and approves welding and inspection procedures for planned Outage or TAR.

· Provides resources in support of site flanged assurance process.

-Compliance with and promotion of different behavioral and process safety initiatives and measures – supporting 20 INEOS SHE Principles, INEOS Group Guidance Notes, SHE Key Performance Indicators, risk assessments, etc. These initiatives are reviewed on yearly appraisals.

Skills & Knowledge Required:

Education/Experience:

Degree required: HS Diploma or GED
Oil and/or chemical industrial experience preferred.
Number of Years’ Experience Required for Competency: 8+
Certifications Required: Prefer – API 653, 510, and 570
Thorough knowledge of NDT Methods & applying them for repairs & mechanical integrity.
Proficient level skills using an Inspection related database (Meridium / GE Asset Performance Management (GE-APM)).
· Language(s) Needed: Must have excellent communications skills in English

Technical Skills:

Technical Disciplines – Corrosion/Materials/Inspection
Operations Competencies – Process Equipment & Drawings

Behavioral Skills:

The willingness & ability to work in a confined space & enter a standard 18” manway
The willingness & ability to work with a respirator & climb structure including scaffold ladders
The willingness & ability to work at elevated heights
The willingness & ability to work nights, weekends & or extend shifts (+12 hrs.) as requested or scheduled

CORE & FOUNDATION COMPETENCIES:

Performance Bias
Business Insight
Taking the Lead
Partnership & Teamworking
Wise Decisions
Innovation
SHE skills
Interpersonal Skills
Computer Skills

Legal Disclaimer:

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.

Safety remains and always will be our number one priority in INEOS. Our US locations now require all new hires to provide one of the following as a condition of employment:

• Proof of Covid-19 vaccination, or

• Willingness to obtain the vaccine before hire date (under this option, proof of vaccination is a condition to any offer of employment and must be provided prior to commencement of employment), or

• Validation of your religious or medical exemption

INEOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.