Associate Reliability Inspector

Description

- Monitors the fitness-for-service, safety and reliability of plant fixed equipment through thickness condition monitoring programs and visual inspections.

- Supports inspection data management for fixed equipment and piping.

- Supports and stewards cost-effective recommendations for repairs, materials selection, and other remedial action in support of long-term reliability.

- Audits data in PCMS frequently for accuracy of critical fields.

- Develops piping and fixed equipment inspection plans, in accordance with API 510, API 570 and API 653, using rule-based and risk-based methodology.

- Selects cost-effective inspection techniques to provide reliable assessment of refinery equipment remaining life.

- Interprets and evaluates inspection and NDE data.

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

- Maintains complete and accurate records during inspections so they can be transferred to the permanent files.

- Participates in the planning and records management of temporary repairs.

- Reviews design/fabrication drawings and performs fabrication shop/field inspections to ensure conformance to specifications.

- Works to develop and implement work processes, manage all pertinent records related to daily maintenance, turnaround, and capital projects, and ensure they are up-to-date and accurate.

- Ensures data in PCMS data fields and electronic CAD folders are up-to-date and accurate.

- Ensures modifications and changes made to existing records maintained within the Inspection Database are documented in a complete and traceable manner.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Qualifications

- High School diploma or GED required.

- Bachelor’s degree preferred.

- Refinery inspection or NDE experience preferred.

- PCMS/IDMS experience preferred.

- Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero Corpus Christi Refineries, required.

All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). It is Valero’s policy that employees must wear this card at all times while working at the refinery. Please review eligibility criteria at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic.

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they’re truly part of a team. For more information, visit Valero.com.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero. Valero’s market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.

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Job: Inspection & Reliability

Primary Location:US-TX-Corpus Christi

Job Posting Aug 7, 2025, 9:23:59 AM

Unposting Date Aug 10, 2025, 11:59:00 PM