Safety Consultant

Overview

In this role you will provide Machinery Safety consultancy to UK & Ireland, delivering expert compliance assessments and remediation plans. You will lead strategic safety projects and support sales efforts to grow the Safety Services portfolio. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with customers, system integrators, and internal teams to implement safe, compliant solutions. The role combines technical safety engineering with project leadership and business development, with significant travel. This is a pivotal position to advance Omron’s safety engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth machinery safety audits and assess compliance against EN ISO12100, EN ISO13489 and relevant standards.
• Identify hazards, perform risk assessments across design, installation, operation and decommissioning phases.
• Develop cost-effective remediation plans aligned with EU Directives and International Standards.
• Prepare clear reports detailing findings, assessments, and recommendations.
• Act as trusted advisor to customers, understanding challenges and safety requirements.
• Identify opportunities to engage with customers to drive consultancy service adoption.
• Support the creation of Safety Service proposals using established methodologies and pricing frameworks.
• Contribute to QA initiatives and ensure local and European compliance as needed.
• Lead safety remediation projects across stakeholders including customers, integrators, and internal teams.
• Validate safety designs and documentation, including SRS, guarding, and control systems.
• Provide training or guidance to stakeholders to ensure project success and compliance.
• Represent Omron at industry events to promote safety engineering capabilities and grow opportunities.

Key requirements

• Experience in consultancy projects for machinery safety
• Knowledge of EU Directives and machinery safety standards (EN, ISO, etc.)
• Electrical/controls background in industrial machinery
• Experience in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic concepts
• Experience applying and documenting standards for manufacturing machinery
• Experience in conducting training and presenting to customers
• Project management experience
• Bachelor-level education or technician training with substantial industrial experience
• Professional safety certification (e.g., TUV) or preparing to attain such status

• Strong analytical thinking
• Effective stakeholder management
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Risk assessment and hazard identification
• Lifecycle safety assessments (design to decommissioning)
• Remediation planning and feasibility cost analysis

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