Plant Inspector

A career with Viva Energy is more than just a job It’s an opportunity to be part of something bigger. The opportunity to join an amazing team committed to supporting our evolving energy needs and helping to build a secure and sustainable energy future.

Our energy helps people reach their destinations, fuels industries, support local businesses and communities. We are proud of the role we play in the local economies where we operate and supporting Australia’s energy security.

Our future plans will support a transition to sustainable, lower carbon energy solutions. At the heart of our plans is people power. People who want to be part of the change and the solution. People who want to make a difference to ensure our customers, communities, environment and the planet thrive today as well as tomorrow. Will you be part of the energy solution?

**About the role**

This highly important role will be responsible to Carry out inspections, interpret and report on mechanical integrity of refinery equipment, maintaining historical records and offering recommendations on continued use of the equipment, or rectification using cost effective repair options
- Ensure the integrity of static equipment according to statutory requirements, Viva and inspection group procedures.
- Prime accountability for execution of their assigned risk-based and statutory inspection tasks, analysis of inspection findings and cost-effective repairs to ensure ongoing asset safety, integrity and reliability.
- Maintain relevant equipment inspection records and develop history of plant identifying operating conditions that affect inspection tasks, asset integrity and future equipment life.
- Investigates equipment failures and integrity incidents, and other incidents as nominated. Recommends preventative actions to mitigate re-occurrence of integrity issues in the future, delivers assigned MTA actions relating to static equipment and corrosion threats.
- Actively monitor asset condition and work to mitigate short-term integrity threats with urgency. Investigate any equipment failures, identify contributing factor and pre-conditions, implement future preventative mitigations and barriers.
- Effectively utilise contract NDT personnel to ensure quality test results from cost-effective surveys.
- Actively participate in the RBI “living program” at Geelong refinery. This includes planning, preparation, assessment and update of inspection planning from new and existing RBI analysis.
- Recommending asset end of life dates and appropriate replacements, options for continued service or priority of asset repair in accordance with local standards and service conditions.
- Determining the limiting equipment out-of-service schedules in accordance with statutory requirements and inspection procedures. Planning and executing inspection activities to premise.
- Determine the inspection needs to ascertain the condition of equipment to ensure continued integrity and functionality.
- Assessing and mitigating short-term integrity threats identified through proactive or reactive inspection activities.
- Interpretation of welding, construction and quality assurance/control documents.

**Safety**
- Ensure all activities are conducted and managed in accordance with AERO principles and agreed HSSE practices and procedure as outlined in the Geelong Refinery Management System.
- Safety of proposed plant change for corrosion management in all aspects (i.e. materials selection, operational control and feed changes).
- Shared responsibility for incident investigation following an incident.

**Skills and Experience**
- Recognised trade qualifications with a minimum of five years trade experience.
- AICIP In-Service Inspector certification or API510 Pressure Vessel Inspector.
- Minimum two years refinery plant engineering experience preferred.
- Assessor of Quality Assurance Systems qualifications preferred.
- Tertiary engineering qualification such as Mechanical Engineering is an advantage.
- Understanding of continuous process plant operations, ideally oil refining (distillation, conversion, treating etc), or oil and gas processing.
- Demonstrated thorough understanding of technical (process plant) risk management techniques and decision making to As Low as Reasonably Practicable.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively utilise all available communication channels.

**We offer a range of benefits to help you to Grow, Belong and Thrive**
- Challenging roles and meaningful work to help you grow your career
- A leading approach to flexible working.
- Access to a range of best in class wellness initiatives.
- Generous and flexible parental leave - accrue full time super until your child turns five.
- A competitive package
- 25% fuel discount
- We pay your permanent and total disability and death cover insurance.

**About Us**:
At Viva Energy, our purpose is helping people reach their destination. We manufacture, import, blend and deliver energy products through our extensi