Safety Services Specialist

Halma p.l.c; Erlanger, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 24 days

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Insurance coverage

Group health policy

Employee assistance program

Long service recognition

Job summary

Fortress Safety in the Fortress group seeks a Safety Services Specialist to apply machinery safety standards knowledge across customers, teams and markets. Reporting to the Product Director, you will bridge engineering design with regulatory requirements and educate on safety compliance.

You will drive webinars, workshops and content, support NPD/NPI, and help build a Fortress training academy while translating complex standards into practical guidance for global operations.

Qualifications

• Proven machinery safety standards knowledge and application experience.
• Strong knowledge of Machinery Directive/Regulation and CE marking.
• Experience as a trainer and ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Analytical skills to interpret regulatory requirements into guidance.
• Continuous improvement mindset and meticulous approach.
• Ability to lead and influence without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety services activities including site visits, webinars, and workshops.
• Align safety services strategy with engineering and regulatory requirements across regions.
• Act as senior authority on machinery safety standards with customers and regulators.
• Create content and deliver training on machinery safety standards.
• Support NPD/NPI, ensuring compliance from concept to launch.
• Develop Fortress training academy proposition.
• Partner with Product Management and Marketing to translate technical content into training materials.

Skills

Machinery safety standards

Regulatory frameworks

Trainer / training delivery

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Leadership without authority

Education

University degree in engineering or health & safety

CMSE / NEBOSH certification desirable

Job description

Join Fortress: Global Leaders in Machinery Safety & Interlocking

At Fortress, we save lives by providing world-class machinery safety and interlocking solutions. Since 1977, our innovative products have protected workers worldwide, preventing access to hazardous machine areas and ensuring safety procedures are followed.

Function: Administration, Facilities & Secretarial

Job Type: Regular / Permanent

Role Type: Full time

Job Description

Help grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day.

Safety Services Specialist

About the Opportunity

Fortress Safety is looking for a Safety Services Specialist to bring deep machinery safety standards knowledge and expertise to our customers, our teams and the wider industry. Reporting to the Product Director, you'll connect engineering design and product specification with customer demand, market requirements, and evolving safety standards across our key global markets.

You will educate, advise and support the growth of Fortress as we deliver on our purpose of saving lives by providing the best safety solutions. This is a genuine opportunity to shape how the industry thinks about machinery safety compliance and training.

What You'll Be Doing

Drive internal and external activity that positions Fortress as a trusted safety authority, including site visits, webinars, and standards and technical workshops

Ensure the Safety Services strategy and roadmap aligns with engineering design/specification capability with customer demand and market/regulatory requirements across the UK, USA, Europe, Australia, China and India.

Act as the senior authority on machinery safety standards (e.g. Machinery Directive/Regulation, UKCA/CE marking, relevant IEC/EN standards) both internally and with customers, distributors and regulators.

Create content and deliver first-class training on B11 to educate the wider workforce on machinery safety related standards

Support New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) activity, ensuring compliance and regulatory requirements are designed in from concept through to launch.

Support the development of a Fortress training academy proposition

Partner with Product Management and Marketing to translate technical and regulatory content into accessible, engaging customer-facing training materials

Support New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) activity, ensuring compliance and regulatory requirements are designed in from concept through to launch

What You'll Bring

Proven machinery safety standards knowledge and application expertise within machinery safety, industrial automation, EHS, product compliance or a related regulated engineering environment.

Strong working knowledge of machinery safety standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g. Machinery Directive/Regulation, UKCA/CE marking, ISO/EN standards).

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Experience as an effective trainer with the ability to make the complex simple

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements into practical guidance

A meticulous approach, with a continuous improvement mindset

The ability to lead and influence without formal authority

A university degree or equivalent experience gained on the job in engineering, health & safety, or a related discipline; relevant professional certification (e.g. CMSE, NEBOSH) desirable.

What We Offer

24 days holiday per year plus 9 holiday office closures

401(k) matching and profit-sharing potential

Paid parental leave – 14 weeks fully paid

Financial insurance coverage, including voluntary life, disability, accident and illness insurance

Group healthcare policy with medical, dental and vision, plus family and partner options

WPO Employee Assistance Program

Long service recognition

About Fortress Safety

Since 1977, Fortress Safety has been the expert in machinery safety and interlocking, protecting people and equipment in hazardous environments worldwide from our Wolverhampton HQ in the UK, with operations across the USA (including Erlanger, Kentucky), Europe, Australia, China and India. We're proud to be part of Halma plc, a FTSE 100 company with over 8,000 colleagues across 50+ businesses globally, all united by a purpose to build a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day.

Inclusion & Accommodations

At Fortress, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues, and if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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