Reliability Inspector
Cenovus Energy
Lima, Ohio
Full-Time
$1,000
RemoteExecutive
About this opportunity:
Cenovus Energy is seeking a Reliability Inspector to join our Lima Refinery. This role will be responsible for supporting refinery asset reliability by coordinating inspection activities, evaluating equipment condition, and ensuring compliance with applicable industry and company requirements. This position partners with operations, engineering, and contractor teams to assess risk, communicate inspection findings, and drive effective resolution of integrity-related concerns. This role provides technical support for turnaround events and maintains accurate documentation to support safe, efficient, and reliable refinery operations.
What you'll do:
Own and manage the Mechanical Integrity (MI) program for an assigned refinery area, ensuring the integrity of piping systems, pressure vessels, and pressure relief devices while maintaining accurate inspection records and documentation
Conduct equipment and piping inspections as a Certified API Inspector, performing assessments safely in diverse operating and environmental conditions and identifying potential reliability or safety concerns
Prepare detailed inspection reports, document findings, and provide corrective action recommendations to maintain compliance, asset integrity, and operational reliability
Coordinate and oversee inspection contractors, ensuring inspection activities are executed effectively and support the site's Mechanical Integrity objectives and regulatory requirements
Evaluate asset condition and risk to make informed integrity decisions, maintain up-to-date inspection records, and leverage industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to improve refinery reliability
Support turnaround planning and execution activities while collaborating with operations, engineering, and business teams to ensure inspection programs comply with applicable codes, standards, and company procedures
Who you are:
Legally authorized to work in the US
High school diploma or GED equivalent required
4+ years of direct refinery experience related to piping and equipment inspection required
American Petroleum Institute (API) 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Certificate required & American Petroleum Institute (API) 570 Piping Inspector Certificate required
Previous experience in Refinery Turnaround(s)
Strong working knowledge of oil and gas industry codes, standards, and jurisdictional regulations
American petroleum Institute (API) 580 Risk Based Inspection Certification & American Petroleum Institute (API) 653 Tank Inspector Certification considered an asset
We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT JULY 10, 2026.
Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.
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Who we are:
Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner.
We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.
Other operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia.
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The Cenovus experience
Total rewards
We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:
Generous paid vacation
Annual bonus
Retirement savings plan matching
Long-term incentives*
Medical & dental coverage
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Employee assistance program
Virtual healthcare coverage
Generous leave of absence programs
Fitness membership reimbursement
*Eligibility for Total Rewards varies by position. This role may not be eligible for all Total Rewards offerings.
Our development philosophy
We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:
Internal course offerings
Education assistance for additional development
Opportunities to work on special projects
Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders
We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.
Our culture
Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
Our values:
Protect what matters
Do it right
Make it better
Do it together
Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.
Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.
Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.
Equal opportunity employer
We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.
To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.
The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.
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