Reliability Supervisor

CF Industries•Donaldsonville, LA

28d

About The Position

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy. Function: Engineering and Engineering Services Job Summary: The Reliability Supervisor is responsible for Quality Assurance / Quality Control in an assigned area of the CF Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex. The Reliability Supervisor works closely with Maintenance, Operations and Engineering Departments to ensure daily QA/QC Inspections, material tracking/receiving, fabrication/testing activities and final turnover documentation meet plant requirements. This work includes, but may not be limited to, working with pressure vessels, stationary components of rotating equipment, heat exchangers, piping, storage tanks, valves, pressure relieving devices, boilers, mechanical instrumentation components, etc. The successful candidate will require familiarity with applicable codes and their respective inspection requirements as they relate to fixed equipment. Job Description:

Requirements

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET ‑ accredited institution is perferred.
API 510 and API 570 certifications.
L evel II qualification in VT (Visual Techniques), UT (Ultrasound Thickness Testing), PT (Liquid Penetrant), and MT (Magnetic Particle) inspection techniques.
Experience in RTI (Radiographic Testing Interpretation).
Five or more years of inspection and mechanical integrity related experience in oil, gas, or chemical manufacturing.
Industrial pipefitting/welding experience preferred.
An understanding of welding and fabrication processes for both shop and field applications.
Knowledge of NDE techniques that are generally applied in the petrochemical industry.
The ability to review and approve welding procedures based on the code of construction for repairs and new equipment fabrication.
Experience performing source inspections at offsite fabrication facilities and have a broad knowledge of the standards that will be applied during the fabrication process.
Experience using inspection management and RBI software, such as GE’s APM (formerly Meridium) mechanical integrity module, is preferred.
Experience with ammonia, urea, and UAN processes is preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with personnel at all levels.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
Ability to remain drug ‑ and alcohol ‑ free, including random and for ‑ cause testing.

Nice To Haves

API 653, AWS CWI, API 580, API SIFE, API 571, NACE or other industry accreditations.

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively within the Plant Engineering Department, consisting of approximately 35 direct and contract personnel specializing in mechanical engineering, reliability, and inspection.
Perform equipment mechanical integrity inspections as scheduled in the Mechanical Integrity program.
Supervise NDE technicians and API inspectors.
Perform unscheduled equipment inspections as requested by operations, maintenance and engineering personnel per individual task, project or turnaround schedule.
Review and approve contractor onsite weld protocols per individual task, project or turnaround schedules.
Perform equipment fabrication inspections and repair inspections as requested by maintenance and project engineering.
Evaluate and audit contract organization’s quality control and assurance programs.
Evaluate contract organization’s capacity to perform intended project(s) based on the degree of difficulty and the organization’s area of expertise.
Be able to perform internal inspections of plant equipment during outages and scheduled shutdowns and be able to make repair recommendations based on equipment deficiencies.
Evaluate and manage inspection personnel manning as compared to inspection backlog for routine and turnaround schedules in assigned area.
Validate contract inspector certifications and qualifications.
Ensure all inspection reports clearly explain equipment condition and are submitted in a timely manner.
Maintain personal inspection certifications as outlined in the mechanical integrity program.
Actively participate in turnaround and shutdown activities.
Identify and implement improvements to the mechanical integrity program.
Continuously identify and implement opportunities to improve site safety.
Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and EHS to ensure Plant Engineering meets end user needs and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, and standards.
Understands and complies with established departmental processes and procedures that support internal control efforts.
Identifies and reports internal control deficiencies to department management.