Lead Lifting Gear Inspector – Al-Rashed Group Holding Company

Responsibilities

a) The primary purpose of this job is to conduct daily inspections of Lifting Equipment as required.

b) He shall be capable of handling customer technical queries related to lifting equipment and providing technical support,

guidance, and assistance to field inspectors.

c) As a LEEA certified “Competent Person” he/she should be qualified to test, examine and ensure that lifting equipment/lifting

accessories are safe before being put into or reintroduced into service.

d) He should be familiar with the prevailing standards viz-a-vis BS, ASME, ISO, API, DNV, L.E.E.A Code of practice and other

relevant local or regional standards.

e) He should be capable of conducting a thorough examination of an offshore container and making recommendations with

regards to those lifting accessories best suited for a given container as per DNV 2.7-1 and BS EN 12079 pt.2:2006, if so required.

f) He should be capable of conducting thorough examination of steel framed units and cargo baskets.

g) He shall be capable of conducting a thorough examination of powered lifting equipment, particularly Mobile Crane, Overhead

travelling Crane and Gantry cranes.

h) He shall be capable of conducting a thorough examination of manually operated LE devices particularly chain blocks, lever

blocks, cable pulling machines, hydraulic jacks, pulley blocks etc.

i) He shall be capable of conducting a thorough examination of lifting gears particularly shackles, wire rope slings, chain slings,

webbing slings, swivels, eye bolts etc.

j) He shall be capable of conducting SIGS standard NDT techniques on lifting equipment, handling/hoisting tools and Rig sub-

structure and derrick mast structure as per API 4G, 8B and 7K recommended practice. In this regard, NDT training for LE

inspectors will focus mainly on Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Visual Testing, Eddy Current Testing using

single or dual frequency impedance plane graphical output EC detectors, Ultrasonic Thickness Gaging and Ultrasonic Flaw

Detection.

k) He shall be capable of conducting DROPS Survey for the rig structure and related accessories.

l) Be capable of supervising and providing hands-on training to trainees in the field.

m) Interpret and evaluate inspection findings against the applicable specifications and prepare professional reports against the

same.

n) He/she shall be capable of conducting manual operations such equipment cleaning, painting, stamping, moving/pushing/

pulling activities while in the field.

4 Accountability a) Accountable to the Field Supervisor and Inspection Manager, in that order, against all duties highlighted above.

5 Authority a) Authorized to independently conduct NDT, DROPS and Lifting equipment / accessories inspections for which training has been

received as well as sign and issue inspection reports/certificates against the same.

b) Authorized to supervise field inspections for level I NDT inspectors, LE trainees and helpers.

c) Authorized to quarantine any defective item and duly designate/mark the same as such.

d) Authorized to stop any unsafe conditions if observed in the workplace.

Job Details

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