Certified Crane Inspector (API RP 2D)

About the role

VURIN Ltd., an oil and gas organisation, is hiring a Certified Crane Inspector for onsite and offshore facilities. The inspector carries out independent pre-use, periodic and post-repair inspections of cranes, hoists and lifting accessories, ensuring they meet API RP 2D and OEM requirements before use, and issues accurate inspection reports and certificates for the client.

Key responsibilities

• Perform independent pre-use, periodic and post-repair inspections of cranes, hoists and lifting accessories to API RP 2D and OEM requirements
• Check crane structures, wire ropes, hooks, sheaves, brakes and safety devices, and identify unsafe conditions
• Witness crane load tests, verify test weights and rigging, and confirm test results meet requirements
• Raise defect reports and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), issue inspection reports and certificates, and maintain inspection records and certificate registers
• Work under the Permit to Work system, take part in toolbox talks and job hazard analysis, and report unsafe acts, conditions, near misses and incidents
• Coordinate with crane foremen, specialists and technicians, and liaise with client representatives on scope, results and certification
• Support pre-mobilisation inspections and crane readiness checks, and perform other duties assigned by the QA/QC lead or management

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or HND in Engineering (minimum)
• API RP 2D qualified crane inspector (required)
• LEEA or recognised third-party lifting equipment inspector certification
• NDE (MT/UT) Level II certification desirable
• Valid BOSIET/OSP certificate for offshore work
• Minimum 10 years in crane inspection, preferably in oil and gas (onshore/offshore)
• Experience inspecting cranes, hoists and lifting accessories, witnessing load tests, and issuing NCRs and certificates

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel for reporting
• Knowledge of API RP 2D, OEM inspection requirements, wire rope, hook, sheave and brake inspection, and load testing procedures
• Permit to Work and HSE practices
• Independent, objective inspection and accurate reporting and certification