Design Safety Expert

Your responsibilities and activities will include: 

• Championing, encouraging and leading by example to deliver a safety-first culture. 

• utilise expert skills and knowledge to guide multiple project teams, internal and external suppliers to deliver safe system design solutions, with the ability to deal with ambiguity to make and own risk-based decisions 

• Identifying design safety uncertainty through effective risk analysis and propose mitigations as well as executing site inspections 

• Champion Design Safety for the lifecycle of the equipment, during the tendering and sales phase through to design, build, installation, commissioning, deployment, operational use, decommissioning and disposal for project team members and end users 

• Continuously improve and grow your own and teams technical and professional development, sharing lessons learned across projects and products 

• Able to identify non-compliance through audit of the system design from start of pre bid phase, through Engineering and handover phases to provide a Declaration of Conformance (CE/UKCA) 

• Communicate effectively with project and management teams on status and performance, highlighting potential risks and solutions 

• Be a trusted partner with Vanderlande’s customers through effective, collaborative working relationships. Have an ability to discuss and advise customers and suppliers on machinery safety and legislative compliance to ensure that customers’ expectations are met or exceeded 

Role Qualification and Skills 

• Exposure in working in similar role or environment 

• Relevant engineering degree graduate/post graduate level  

• Understanding of the machinery directive (2006/42/EC) and experience in the application of safety standards such as EN 619; ISO 13849-1/2; ISO 13850, ISO 14122-1 till -4; IEC 60204-1) 

• Qualified in machine safety CMSE (Certified Machine Safety Expert) or equivalent. 

• Knowledge of electrical safety and 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS7671) 

• Competency in PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998). 

• Evidence of working in the area of machine safety. 

• Formal health, safety and environment qualification (CDM, IOSH, NEBOSH, SMSTS) 

• Professionally Accredited with an engineering body or aiming to be. 

• Proven track record in material handling systems strongly preferred. Experience of airport baggage handling or parcel systems (note training will be given in these disciplines). 

• Proven track record with customer interaction by the means of presenting, workshops etc. strongly preferred. 

What we offer 

• 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays) 

• Bupa Medical Cover 

• YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers 

• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression. 

• Cycle to work scheme  

• Pension with Aviva  

• Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.