The Reliability Inspector ensures that the refinery fixed equipment is reliable and safe to operate.
Monitors the fitness-for-service, safety and reliability of plant fixed equipment through thickness condition monitoring programs and visual inspections.
Inspects fixed equipment and piping.
Develops piping and fixed equipment inspection plans, in accordance with API 510 and API 570, using rule-based and risk-based methodology.
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.
Develops and maintains fixed equipment inspection procedures/practices.
Reviews design/fabrication drawings and performs fabrication shop/field inspections
Provides inspection technical support to Operations, Maintenance and other refinery groups.
Monitors and directs the daily activities of outside inspection contractors during turnarounds and special activities.
Inspects and monitors all repair and construction work to ensure it is being done per the plans and adheres to all inspection specifications and applicable codes.
Participates in the application of Risk Based Inspection (RBI) for equipment and piping.
Monitors and reports on the activities and quality of contractors in conjunction with their QA/QC representative.
Commits to providing out of hours on-call cover and work extended hours during busy periods.
Works 12 hour days or nights, including weekends and holidays during turnaround work.
Performs other duties as assigned.
This is a full-time site-based role based in Pembroke, South West Wales.
Industry Inspection Qualifications; API 510, 570 and working knowledge of all ASME, ANSI, API & NB codes.
3 years of experience in the inspection of fixed equipment and piping systems required.
Bachelor’s and/or Engineering degree preferred.
Basic knowledge of metallurgy, corrosion mechanisms and refinery processes.
Knowledge of NDT techniques and their application.
Knowledge of Pressure Systems Safety Regulations, Pressure Systems Design and the Pressure Equipment Directive.
Closing Date: Sunday 17th May 2026
About Valero
Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and other petrochemical products. Valero, a Fortune 50 company based in San Antonio, Texas, with approximately 10,000 employees, is an independent petroleum refiner and ethanol producer, and its assets include 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.1 million barrels per day and 14 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.73 billion gallons per year. The petroleum refineries are located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the ethanol plants are in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. In addition, Valero owns all of the general partner and limited partner interests in Valero Energy Partners LP. Valero sells its products in both the wholesale rack and bulk markets, and approximately 7,400 outlets carry Valero's brand names in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland.