Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced reliability specialist to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to work with a leading pharmaceutical organisation addressing some of the world's most challenging healthcare needs.
Key Responsibilities:
* Act as custodian of the Functional Safety Management System at our site.
* Implement new & revise existing SOPs, Job Aids, Work Instructions and documentation for our Functional Safety Management System, making use of systems already established at other sites.
* Support Functional Safety Life Cycle activities such as:
o Attending HAZOPs and LOPAs where interlocks designed to IEC-61508/IEC-615111 (SISs) are anticipated.
o Provide guidance for SIS Operation, Maintenance & testing best practices.
o Verification activities.
o Organizing periodic FSAs (Functional Safety Assessments) and External Functional Safety Audits.
o Organising training programs for Functional Safety Management.
o Provide status reports to Management
* Support other Site Engineering Systems where there are synergies & capacity allows.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a relevant Engineering or other Technical discipline.
* Preferably 3 years or more experience working in a similar role or a related discipline (Engineering, Calibration, and Instrumentation), preferably in a process plant GMP environment with a strong compliance mindset.
* Experienced in managing Engineering or Maintenance programmes
* Familiarity with electrical & instrumentation operation, maintenance & testing principles along with some understanding of the automation systems they interface with in a processing plant
* TUV Rheinland or equivalent Certification in Functional Safety is desirable. Otherwise, knowledge and certification for basic Functional Safety is advised.
* Familiarity with IEC61511 and IEC61508 is desirable.
* Analytical mindset, data driven with attention to detail on systems and technical documentation.
* Some knowledge of ATEX principles/working in an ATEX plant environment is desirable.