Graduate Intern: Functional Safety Technician

SUMMARY:
Ensuring departments adhere to safety requirements, etc

POSITION INFO:

Basic Requirements:

• Formal Tertiary education: N. Dip or Degree in Electrical Engineering or
• Mechatronics Degree
• Experience: 2-5 Years in Design or Controls Capacity
• Computer Literate
• Languages:
  • English – Read, write and speak (required)
  • Afrikaans – Read, write and speak (optional)
• Drivers Licence: Code 8- (required)

Job Objectives:

• The functional safety technician is to ensure that the controls department adhere to the safety requirements set out in standards and designs documentation (risk assessment, safety matrix, safety function layout)
• Drives functional safety aspects within the controls and commissioning department to ensure that Jendamark machines conform to CE requirements
• Set up & program safety and non-safety controls systems to accommodate project requirements

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Know and understand machine functional safety concepts and principles encompassing mechanical electrical fluid power and controls.
• Know and understand applicable directives and standards.
• Ensure that controls department are adhering to safety requirements set out in standards
• Drives functional safety aspects within the controls and commissioning department
• Produce document for the safety function layout for F.S. Engineer to assess and approve
• Produce validated documentation for F.S. Engineer to assess and approve
• Ensure commissioning department perform and document functional safety validations as set out in the CE validation checklist.
• 3rd party assessor interaction when required.
• Set up & program control systems to accommodate project requirements
• Test & commission facilities to completion as specified in project scope of work
• Have involvement on project initiation with design to understand safety requirements
• Travel locally and internationally to assist with installation & commissioning of facilities on site
• Compilation of inspection and measuring reports after measuring of components has been completed
• Provide supporting explanations if required to supporting departments
• Increase knowledge of functional safety concepts, standards, and directives.
• Staying current and aware of different products and developments plays an important role. Supplier relations need to be fostered.
• Liaise with customer, if necessary, with regards to requirements & control system.