Great opportunity to work at a senior level on diverse and interesting machinery safety projects for UK and global top companies.
We are an Approved Body for Machinery with over 30 years of experience in machinery safety. We are UKAS accredited and also provide management system certification.
Our culture centres on our values of customer care, excellence, integrity, impartiality, and being a force for good which we express through our in communication and in action.
Due to continued growth, we are looking for our Macclesfield office for a competent and practical engineer who can work independently, assimilate new information quickly, work on a wide variety of projects and who is experienced in machinery safety, UKCA and CE compliance and working with C Type-standards.
Machinery Compliance Engineer
Role
The activities involve machinery safety inspections, providing technical support in safe machine design and CE/UKCA marking requirements; drafting and review of technical files; providing training on machinery safety and actively engage in accreditation and compliance processes of the Approved Body. The position requires someone with a breadth of engineering experience and love of machinery and involves regular travel within in the UK and some travel abroad.
Skills and requirements:
• To have familiarity with different and complex hazardous machines from a range of manufacturing sectors
• To enjoy manufacturing and machinery and have some understanding of user requirements. Evidence of hands-on experience with machinery, be it design, development, engineering management or maintenance.
• Experience in technical compliance, or knowledge of, would be an advantage.
• Mechanical (possibly electrical) engineering degree with sound academic qualifications from school and university.
• Ability to apply first-principles thinking
• Excellent communication skills; ability to write clearly in English; tact and diplomacy in customer interaction
• Attention to detail: ability to understand, interpret and apply legal requirements and standards
• A good understanding of what it means to work in an impartial manner
Remuneration
If successful, you will be offered a competitive salary between £50,000 and £65,000 (Flexibility to go higher for the right person), a workplace pension, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, private medical insurance, a profit share scheme and support with Continuous Professional Development.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.