Inspection Engineer
velosi
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :18 years, 10 أشهر
• Performing Witness/Review inspection activities for different clients at Vendor & Project inspection’s for different products i.e, Pressure vessels, Pre fabrication of piping, pipe lines, Tanks, Chemical injection skids, Buoy’s for offshore, Structural works, Heat Exchangers, GRP pipes/fittings, Anodes, Painting/Coating inspections, Valves (Ball, Gate, Globe, Check), Raw Materials (pipes, plates, flanges, fittings, fasteners, gaskets), Lab testing’s (Mechanical, Chemical, HIC).
• Attending Pre-Inspection meeting and Kick off meeting with Vendor along with Client for the ordered items.
• Vendor auditing, expediting and inspecting at vendors works to ensure that equipment and material is manufactured as per specified requirements and is delivered as per schedule
• Review of ITP, drawings, Vendor documents (WPS/PQR, NDT and other testing procedures) and review of Inspection reports.
• Review of Subcontractors Method statement & Inspection test Plan for Fabrication of Piping, Structure Steel, Installation of equipments, Painting and Coating as per Project Specification Requirement for Approval.
• Witnessing the Welding procedure Qualification test and welder / welding operator qualification test.
• Review of NDT procedures, Personnel qualification records, NDT reports and Radiographic films including witness of various NDT operations.
• Reviewing Document/ data control/ corrective/preventive action for all NCR/ customer complaints.
• Coordination with Client / Vendors when needed.
• Preparation of daily/weekly/monthly inspection reports as required by client.
• PDO approved inspector for materials, Chemical Injection Skids, Pipeline, Piping, Pressure vessels, Structures, Valve inspections, Laboratory witness for mechanical & chemical testing’s.
• QP approved inspector for pressure vessels, Heat exchangers and Valve inspections.
• NPCC/Technip, Petrofac approved inspector for material, Chemical Injection Skids, Pressure vessels and Valve inspections.
Worked on API 650 Storage tanks:
• Reviews and witness all inspection activities in accordance with Inspection and Test Plan (ITP).
• Involved in inspection of Fixed (Dome & Cone Roof ) & Floating Roof Tanks, activities like material traceability, fit-up, welding, dimensional verification, Plumpness (Verticality), Peaking, Banding, Vacuum testing on bottom plate, & Pneumatic pressure test on RF pad welds with Soap Solution, Leak test by penetration oil.
• Ensuring NDT requirements like MT/DP & RT as per API 650, Section 8
• Witnessing & ensuring the PWHT requirements as per
API 650 11TH Editions 2007, Addendum 2 - 2009, 5.7.4.5,
ASME-SEC VIII DIV 1, UCS -56.1 and project specification.
• Issuing punch list, considering the activities on priority before hydro test.
• Witnessing the Pressure test & Hydro test during each stage of settlement, during & after holding period (24hours).
• Review of final documents of test pack & submition of documents.
Worked on Plant piping activities:
• Involved in inspection of shop floor fabrication of piping, material traceability inspection, fit-up inspection, dimensional verification, pipe spool release.
• Daily visit to consumable store, check for consumable storage and handling, baking and holding oven temperature as per specification, hydrogen electrodes and filler wires issuing & return records, proper backing, and maintaining logs.
• Monitoring welding inspection with various materials and Inspect pre heating & post heat treatments for particular line.
• Ensuring the accurate calibration records are maintained for welding equipments, ovens and measuring instruments.
• Maintain all the records of welder qualifications, Welding Procedures and welder performance and weld joint repair records. Monitoring & witnesses of WPS/PQR & WQT’s.
• Monitoring of subcontractors welding activities for different materials like C.S, LTCS, stainless steel A312TP304, 304L, 316L, Inconel Alloy welding in different process GTAW, SMAW, is in compliance with the approved WPS, applicable code, standards and specification.
• Controlling the issue of SR & NCRs to record any non- conforming items and ensuring that appropriate corrective actions are taken.
• Involved in Test pack Review, Line check and Punch listing, Punch item verification and closing, Inspection of reinstatement.
• Inspection and dimensional control of Pressure Vessels, Storage tanks, Piping and Structures at different stages of fabrication
• Identifying non-conformities and raising NCRs as and when it is observed during working.
• Daily visit to consumable store, check for consumable storage and handling, baking and holding oven temperature as per specification. Ensuring the accurate calibration records are maintained for welding equipments, ovens and measuring instruments.
• Responsible for welding Procedure qualifications & preparation of WPS as per reference Codes of ASME Sec lX & AWS D 1.1.
• Qualifying welders as per approved WPS. Preparation of WPQR, maintain and update the List of Qualified Welders.
• Weekly workshop quality audits. Coordinating with client and Third party Inspection agencies Ensuring Adherence to contract specification, applicable quality planes, quality control procedures.
• Reviews and witness all activities in accordance with Inspection and Test Plan (ITP). Monitoring of QC activities for compliance with the written specifications and procedures.
• Prepare of Weld Maps, Material traceability reports, Weld History sheets and stage inspection reports, as per ITP. Arrangement of NDT batches / Crew and work allocation.
• Witness of All NDT performing activities and evaluation/ Interpretation of results (Radiography interpretation) and marking repair areas and reporting to Inspectors.
• Witness Pressure testing of Piping and ASME Code vessels.
• Inspection and reporting of all coating activities (Blast profile, salt contamination test, Pinhole detection, etc.) of the components and equipments as per project specification.
• Final inspection of equipments (Dimensional, P&ID compliance, Mechanical completion check) and issue of punch list if any.
• Witness the Factory Acceptance Test of equipments with Third party inspector/Client representative and report the same.
• Prepare and update the Manufacturing record book as per approved MRB index at all stages of inspection and hand over the same to documentation department after completion of project.
• Review of final documents dossier.
• Inspection test plans preparation
• Raw material inspection, Review of test certificates / calibration reports.
• In process inspection like dimensional checking, Dye penetration test, Radiography
• Film interpretations, Vacuum box test, Chalk kerosene test
• Inspection calls raising to third party agency
• Preparation of inspection reports of raw material, in process inspection
• Final inspection like dimensional checking, hydro test and blasting profile checking
• And painting thickness test.
• Quality assurance plans preparation / Inspection Test Plan
• Involved in Welding Procedures-WPS, Erection Procedures, and NDT & Hydro testing procedures.
• Involved in Procedure Qualification test records.
• Involved in welder qualification test & electrode qualification test records.
• Preparation of Quality control records.
• Interpretation of Ultrasonic Testing.
• Witness of Destructive testing.
• Attending to Client & Consultant Representative.
• Getting the signatures on the inspection reports, filing the reports, drawings, etc in the Inspection
• Data book, submit the Inspection Data book to the client and get their final approval.
• Effective utilization of international standard codes of practice used in Oil & Gas as
ASME B 31.3, API 1104.
• Effective utilization of international standard codes of Boiler & Pressure vessel as
ASME Sec II, ASME Sec V, ASME Sec VIII, ASME Sec IX.
• Responsible to take inspection clearance from third party’s like BHEL, PDIL, QUEST, EIL, CHEMTEX, and BV.
• Responsible for packing and forwarding.
• Inspection of parts as per Inspection plan. Declaring the lot status at the earliest time at the incoming stage i.e. checking various stamping, turning, moulding, casting, and other different mechanical components as per drawings according to quality plan.
• Explaining how to measure the parts by aliening the datum’s as per GD&T principals with programming.
• Operating highly sophisticated measuring machines like CMM, Quick Vision, Spring tester, Micro scope, Thickness measuring m/c, Height Master, Hardness testing m/c, Salt spray chamber, Surface roughness m/c etc. Which are used for high accurate dimensions of mechanical components?
• Co-coordinating with highlight the deficiency in Inspection plan & update in coordination with technical antenna. Deciding on the characters where gauging is required & Inspection methods.
• Supporting Core team of SAP by creating master data in Quality module and been involved in implementing software called AUTOMATED ROSS at Incoming Quality, which actually gives the sampling sizes automatically by considering all the factors.
• Reduction of INCR, ENCR and reducing the Non-Quality cost at target levels and making monthly reports of each Supplier Status in PPM and Coordinate with suppliers for closure of QCR’s. Identifying areas of quality failures and take steps to rectify the system.
• Controlling of MDR (Manufacturing Defect Rate) in the assembly lines due to parts quality, Non Quality Costs in the assembly lines, reduction of PRR (Plant Return Rate).
• Analysis on customer complaints, understand the problem and lead problem solving related to parts and supplier issues, involved in the FMEA activities for the product.
• Giving avearness on the attribute portion of major costly parts by explaining the approved deviations’ to the process operators.
• Conducting performance tests (Salt spray, RM verification, Damp heat, conformance to ROHS & other tests.) which will be a part of PPQR. To select and manage calibration activity for checking machines.
• Training internal personnel - IQC operators, DET’s & Engineer to enhance the skill level in operating the metrology measuring machines like CMM - Co-ordinate Measuring m/c, 3 dimensional which can control x y z-axis, Quick Vision - Profile projector 2 dimensional m/c,
• Involving in quality systems and practices like ISO 8015, MSA, SPC measurement techniques, MCSV - fair, PPEP preparation and validation., FMEA, six sigma, problem solving tools ( 7 QC TOOLS ).
• Training Ext. persons - Suppliers in FAIR / MCSV, ISO 8015, Inspection methods, PPEP (in coordination with SSQM)
Student ID:4261601018
• 2008 - 2012: B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering 60% *Distance Education*
CSWIP 3.1 Certified welding inspector CSWIP 3.2.2, Candidate ID: 601594, Valid up to – July 2024.
• July - 2008: NDT Level-II in RT, UT, PT, and MPT. In Associated Engineering Services, approved by American Society for Non Destructive testing
Diploma in mechanical Engineering 3years regular course.
• 1990 - 2002: SSC - 61.5% In Madonna public school, CBSE Syllabus, Hyderabad, A.P. (10th though State Board, ZPHS.)