Functional Safety Technician

**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
- Introduce functional safety training within the company and departments with the goal of up-skilling others
- Perform all the above tasks with efficiency, excellence, and finesse
- Mentor, instruct, and uplift designers and commissioning team in functional safety aspects
- Proactively involved with the customer to ensure highly successful project outcomes.

**Special Knowledge, Skills & Duties**:

- Functional safety concepts
- Must self-learn relevant directives and standards
- Technical problem-solving skills
- Set up & program control systems
- Continuous learning and keeping abreast with constantly improving functional safety developments
- TÜV Functional Safety Technician certification is greatly beneficial
- Excellent technical problem-solving skills
- Up-skilling controls and commissioning team
- Ability to go “head-to-head” with a customer if necessary if they do not want to accept correct functional safety principles
- Siemens or any relevant safety programming certificate would be beneficial
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of all aspects required for functionally safe machinery
- Aspire to be certified as a TÜV Functional Safety Engineer
- Strategic thinking and be able to foresee problems before they arise

**Interpersonal Skills**:

- Must be able to work well under pressure
- Must have an understanding of what is required to lead a team and strive towards this
- Good people management, motivational and leadership skills
- Must practice good conflict resolution skills
- Provide an environment where designers feel enthused and want to perform and achieve personal growth
- Must be a good role model, and a leader that sub-ordinates would be eager to work under

**_Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998_