Summary: Our client is a global pharmaceutical company based in Tipperary looking for a Process Safety Engineer who will be responsible for overall safety and reliability of the site operations.
The successful candidate will oversee the development, implementation, and management of the Functional Safety System, and play a key role in ensuring the protection of personnel, the environment, and assets from potential process hazards and risks.
Additionally, the Process Safety Engineer will contribute to the continuous improvement of the operations and the safeguarding the business.
The incumbent will also support external SME resources to implement improvements to the IEC-61508/IEC-615111 aligned Functional Safety Management System.
Responsibilities: Implement new & revise existing SOPs, Job Aids, Work Instructions and documentation for the Functional Safety Management System, making use of systems already established at different sites.
Support Functional Safety Life Cycle activities.
Attending HAZOPs and LOPAs where interlocks designed to IEC-61508/IEC-615111 (SISs safety instrumented systems) are anticipated.
Provide guidance for SIS Operation, Maintenance & testing best practices.
Verification activities.
Organizing periodic FSAs (Functional Safety Assessments) and External Functional Safety Audits.
Organising training programs for Functional Safety Management.
Provide status reports to Management.
Support other Site Engineering Systems where there are synergies & capacity allows.
Qualifications & Experience: Bachelors Degree or equivalent in a relevant Engineering or other Technical discipline or a Trade / 3rd level qualification in a related discipline with experience working in a similar environment.
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.
Knowledge and certification for basic Functional Safety is advised (In any case, training and certification will be provided for the successful applicant along with access to support from internal and external SME resources).
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.
Skills: TUV Rheinland gmp IEC61511 IEC61508 ATEX Maintenance programmes