Principal Design Safety Expert

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 73,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 vacation days (20 statutory + 20 a.

Hybrid workplace (40% home, 60% office

Health & Wellbeing budget €300/year

Commuting allowance

Lease car allowance

Wfh allowance

Pension scheme

On-site health centres with gym

Vanderlande Academy

Company restaurant and coffee bar

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries is seeking a Design Safety Expert to monitor and interpret legal and normative safety requirements for automated material handling systems. You will assess gaps, run risk analyses and develop trainings for R&D, sales and project engineers, collaborating across R&D, sales, project teams and suppliers.

The role requires fluency in English, ability to travel up to 20%, and a proactive, pragmatic approach to complex safety challenges in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level education in electro-mechanical or controls engineering.
• Additional education in machine safety such as CECE/CMSE/CEFS or comparable.
• 5+ years in supporting HSE in fast-paced environments with multi-site responsibilities.
• Understanding of Machine Directive and European standards.

Responsibilities

• Track upcoming legislation and machine safety standards.
• Screen applicability and assess potential impact for Vanderlande.
• Maintain a dashboard to track progress and communicate actions.
• Draft and update tools and documentation; support risk assessments and root cause analyses.
• Develop machine safety trainings for R&D, sales and project engineers.
• Represent Vanderlande in European Standardization Committees.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Safety culture

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor level education in electro-mechanical or controls engineering

CECE/CMSE/CEFS or comparable safety certifications

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Introduction

Vanderlande builds automated systems for airports and parcellogistics— managing baggage from check-in to reclaim, and sorting parcels across some of the world's largest delivery networks. A place to grow, with people who bring out the best in each other.

About the Role

We are looking for a strong, knowledgeable and collaborative advisor on Design Safety to support the business domains in delivering safe and compliant material handling systems to our customers. You must be an expert in machine safety, legal and normative requirements but also aware of business processes and capable to plan improvement actions proactively, based on changing requirements and new product developments.

As Design Safety Expert you will be responsible for monitoring, screening and interpretation legal and normative requirements and assess potential gaps in the organization. Applicable documentation will be drafted, reviewed and updated were needed. In case of non-conformities, you run risk assessments, and you participate in root cause analyses to define improvements and corrective actions. You assess competence levels of different roles in the organisation, and you are able to develop and provide training on the subject.

Key Responsibilities

• Track upcoming and changing legislation and machine safety standards.
• Screen these on applicability for Vanderlande and assess the potential impact.
• Build and maintain a dashboard to track and trace progress.
• Interpret legal implications of new or changed legislation and provide generic high-level actions for the entire business. Determine impacted scope in terms of products, geography, function, etc.
• Draft and update tools and documentation.
• Support Design Safety Experts in the Domains with implementation and interpretation of (new) legal, normative of customer requirements.
• Develop, maintain and provide machine safety related trainings for R&D, sales and project engineers.
• Run Product Deficiency Risk Assessments and support Root Cause Analysis in case of machine safety related non-compliance issues.
• Represent Vanderlande Industries in European Standardization Committees.

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor level education in electro- mechanical, or controls engineering and multiple years of experience in machine safety.
• Additional education in machine safety, like CECE (Certified Expert in CE Marking), CMSE (Certified Machine Safety Expert), CEFS (Certified Expert Functional Safety or comparable.
• 5 years+ experience of supporting HSE in fast paced construction / engineering / service environments, and with multi-site, multi organisation, high risk activities.
• Previous experience with automated material handling systems preferred.
• Understanding of the Machine Directive (2006/42/EC), the EUMachineryRegulation2023/1230 and experience in the application of relevant European harmonized standards, IEC and ISO standards.
• A proactive and creative approach to solving complex safety challenges. you excel at evaluating, summarizing, and advising on intricate technical topics, reducing complexity into clear, actionable insights while maintaining a pragmatic and results-driven mindset.
• Able to effectively interact with a wide range of stakeholders across different organisations and cultures to drive high standards and handle differences in opinions e.g. R&D engineers, project engineers, sales-, project- and operational management, third party suppliers.
• Highly effective in organizing and working independently. Excellent communication, stakeholder influencing and presenting skills both verbal and in writing.
• Competent in use of MS office (minimal; Word, Excel, Power-point, Outlook).
• Fluent in spoken & written English. Other languages a benefit.
• Must hold a drivers license and be able to travel up to 20%.

What we offer

In this challenging and responsible position, you willhave the chance to make a significant contribution to industry-leading projects and be connected to ourdedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development. By joiningour profitable and growing companyyou willbe able to reach your goals and focus on your future.

This position offers a competitive salary range of € 6536 to € 8870gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

On top of your fixedsalaryyou’llreceive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Possibility for a lease car/lease car allowance.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Application timeline:

In the event of receiving enough suitable applicants, this vacancy can get closed earlier than the mentioned job posting end date.

For this role, we do not have the possibility to offer work visa arrangement.

You must possess valid Dutch work authorization for this role,

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Background screening

For this position it is possible that a background screening will be conducted. This screening can include checks such as verification of identity, qualifications or other relevant records, which may include criminal background or sanctions list checks, in accordance with our internal policies and applicable laws. Any job offer may be extended under the condition that the screening does not give reason to reconsider the hiring decision. Candidates will always be informed about the process and their rights before any screening is initiated.