Safety Engineer [Switzerland]

 

Position Snapshot

Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract
Swiss Certified Safety Engineer with proven experience in machinery safety in industrial environment

What we offer at Nestlé

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary

Nestlé Research is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, employs approximately 1000 people and is comprised of five Nestlé Institutes: Food Sciences, Health Sciences, Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Packaging Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences. Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website. Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.

We are looking for a solution oriented Swiss Certified Safety Engineer to drive the implementation of the machinery safety roadmap at Pilot Plant within the Rapid Prototyping Department at Nestlé Research.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

A Day in the Life of a Safety Engineer

• Ensure compliance of Pilot Plant equipment and work practices with local legislation, audit requirements and Nestlé S&H standards
• Lead the governance on the machinery safety and implement the safety roadmap strategy at Pilot Plant
• Support incident investigations, determine root causes and drive corrective actions
• Identify and lead implementation of technical modifications on equipment required to ensure user safety
• Enhance supervision of work permits and safety assessments on contractors and during non-routine
• activities at Pilot Plant
• Lead and document the safety training, communication and coaching at Pilot Plant
• Establish the framework for the technicians to identify their safety decision limits and/or to support their analysis
• Identify and leverage expertise and good practices from inside and outside Nestlé
• Interact with different stakeholders such as project team members, technical workshop, quality unit and equipment suppliers

What will make you successful

• Swiss Certified Safety Engineer, holder of a technical or scientific degree issued by a university/technical school
• Expertise in EU Machinery Directive (2006/42/EU), machinery safety risk assessments and implementation of corrective actions
• Good knowledge of EU Pressure equipment Directive (2014/68/EU)
• Nice to have knowledge on EU Atex Directive (2014/34/EU)
• Significant exposure and good technical understanding of equipment and production lines setup, their handling and automation
• Several years of experience in industrial food/pharma production or other technical area
• Persuasion and drive to implement safety regulatory compliance in a certified and dynamic research and test environment
• Ability to work in teams with the technicians, the workshop and the site safety specialists
• Organized, capable of handling multiple tasks/assignments and work independently
• At ease in French and English
• Good knowledge of MS-Office
  

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.
Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.

 

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