Relief Valve Inspector

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Relief Valve Inspector

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Contract
Function: Pressure Safety Device Inspection and Certification
Reports to: Mechanical Integrity Engineer / Inspection Authority
Supervises: Valve technicians and test-bench personnel, as assigned

Role Purpose

• Inspect, witness, and document the removal, overhaul, testing, certification, preservation, and reinstallation of pressure safety and relief valves so that each device is traceable, correctly set, leak-tight, and fit for its designated service.

Key Responsibilities

• Confirm test bench, gauges, pressure sources, media, adapters, and measurement devices are suitable and within calibration.
• Verify valve identification, tag number, service, set pressure, inlet/outlet data, due date, and maintenance history against the approved register and data sheet.
• Raise NCRs or quarantine devices with failed tests, unapproved parts, traceability gaps, or unsafe condition and escalate critical availability risks.
• Witness final set-pressure, seat-tightness, blowdown, and functional tests and ensure results meet applicable tolerances.
• Verify sealing, tagging, paint coding, preservation, transport protection, installation orientation, isolation removal, and flange/bolt integrity.
• Review and accept test certificates, repair reports, calibration records, material/part records, and status updates in the relief-device register.
• Inspect bodies, bonnets, nozzles, discs, spindles, springs, bellows, seals, threads, flanges, and internal components for damage, wear, corrosion, or contamination.
• Witness as-found testing and record pop/set pressure, seat leakage, blowdown, and observed condition before dismantling where practicable.
• Review repair, machining, replacement-part, cleaning, lapping, assembly, and torque activities against approved procedures and OEM requirements.

Key Performance Measures

• Devices tested and returned before due date
• Certificates and register updates accurate and complete
• As-left results within approved tolerance
• Failed devices quarantined and risks escalated promptly
• Zero incorrect tagging, set pressure, or service reinstatement

Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Requirements:

• Typically 5 or more years of pressure-relief-device inspection, valve maintenance, test-bench, or mechanical-integrity experience.
• High attention to traceability and safety-critical documentation.
• Ability to interpret data sheets, P&IDs, maintenance history, test procedures, and acceptance tolerances.
• HND or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Materials, Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline; experienced technicians may qualify with equivalent competence evidence.
• Working knowledge of valve construction, set-pressure testing, seat leakage, calibration, tagging, preservation, and certification.

Preferred Certifications and Standards Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of applicable ASME/API pressure-relief requirements, client procedures, and calibration-control standards.
• ASNT/ISO 9712 Level II is advantageous where NDT forms part of the inspection scope.
• API 576/527 training or relevant OEM/pressure-relief-device certification is preferred.

Core Competencies:

• Calibration and test-bench assurance
• Certificate and register accuracy.
• Relief-device inspection and test witnessing
• Safety-critical traceability
• Defect recognition and disposition