Machinery Safety & Compliance Engineer

Keep the EHOSS plant safe and its machines compliant — from risk assessment and the Technical File to CE marking.

About the Role

EHOSS designs and builds automated machines and process systems for agriculture and farms — FORAGE PRO, BEDDING PRO, REUSING PRO and FRESHER PRO, made of mechanical structures, electric drives, conveyors, electronics, automation and industrial controls. We are looking for a specialist in industrial safety, European standardisation and conformity assessment to work at our production site in Bratislava. The role holds two things together. The first is the safety of the plant itself — BOZP, occupational health and safety: organising and overseeing safe working conditions, processes, workplaces and equipment to Slovak law and EU requirements. The second is the safety and compliance of the machines EHOSS makes — keeping them in line with the European regulations, directives and EN / ISO / IEC standards that apply, at every stage from the design through testing, the technical documentation and CE marking to series production.

What you'll work on

• Directive 2006/42/EC — the Machinery Directive
• Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 — the Machinery Regulation
• Directive 2014/35/EU — the Low Voltage Directive, where it applies
• Directive 2014/30/EU — electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Directive 2011/65/EU — RoHS, where it applies to the product
• EN ISO 12100 — safety of machinery: design principles and risk assessment
• EN 60204-1 — electrical equipment of machines
• EN ISO 13849-1 / 13849-2 — safety-related parts of control systems, and their validation
• EN ISO 13850 — the emergency stop function
• EN ISO 14120 — guards
• EN ISO 14119 — interlocking devices associated with guards
• EN ISO 13857 — safety distances that keep hazard zones out of reach
• EN ISO 13855 — positioning safeguards for the approach of the human body
• EN ISO 14118 — prevention of unexpected start-up
• EN ISO 20607 — the instruction handbook
• Zákon č. 124/2006 Z. z. — the Slovak act on safety and health at work
• The Slovak regulations on the safe use of work equipment, professional qualifications, technical inspections and working conditions

Responsibilities

• Organising and overseeing the company’s occupational health and safety system (BOZP) to Slovak law
• Identifying workplace hazards, assessing occupational risks and setting the measures that reduce them
• Safety of workplaces, production premises, tools and process equipment
• Safe welding, fitting, assembly, electrical installation, loading and unloading work
• Organising safety briefings, training and knowledge checks for employees
• Personal protective equipment, and keeping to the work instructions
• Organising the inspections, checks and revisions technical equipment requires
• Safe operation of electrical equipment, forklifts, lifting gear and other production equipment
• Investigating workplace incidents, analysing their causes and putting corrective measures in place
• Occupational safety documentation, and dealing with the inspection authorities
• Working with the specialists responsible for fire safety, electrical safety and technical inspections
• Keeping EHOSS equipment in line with the EU legislation that applies to it
• Working to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
• Determining the directives, regulations and harmonised standards that apply to each type of equipment
• Machinery risk assessment to EN ISO 12100
• Analysing mechanical, electrical, thermal and other hazards in operation and maintenance
• Setting requirements for guards, interlocks, emergency stops, safe access and servicing
• Checking machines’ electrical systems against EN 60204-1
• A part in assessing the functional safety of control systems to EN ISO 13849-1 / EN ISO 13849-2
• Checking that safety sensors, limit switches, protective devices and emergency stop systems are applied correctly
• Reviewing technical solutions at the design, prototype and series production stages
• Advising design and automation engineers on how to remove risks
• Safety requirements for equipment working in high humidity and dust, and in contact with organic material
• Organising the assessment of EHOSS equipment’s conformity with EU requirements
• Determining the verification and conformity procedures each model of equipment needs
• Building and keeping the Technical File / technical documentation
• Preparing and checking EC / EU Declarations of Conformity
• Checking that electrical schematics, technical drawings, calculations, specifications and test results are in place
• Organising the instructions for operating, installing, maintaining and safely using the machines
• Marking of equipment: rating plates, warning signs and technical data
• Working with test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies where needed
• Taking equipment through CE marking and onto the European market
• Keeping regulatory documents current, and following changes in EU legislation
• A part in preparing test programmes for prototype and series machines
• Drawing up safety checklists for equipment
• Organising functional checks of protective systems, emergency stops and interlocks
• Overseeing the electrical and mechanical tests qualified specialists carry out
• Checking that equipment as built matches the approved design documentation
• Recording nonconformities and following corrective actions through
• Writing inspection and test reports and technical opinions
• A part in building quality control and traceability for series production

Requirements

• A university degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, industrial safety or a related field, and five years of experience
• Hands-on experience in industrial safety, standardisation or conformity assessment of machinery — required
• A good knowledge of European law on the safety of industrial machinery
• A practical understanding of CE marking and of preparing technical documentation
• Experience assessing the risks of industrial equipment
• Knowledge of the main EN / ISO / IEC standards used in mechanical engineering
• An understanding of mechanical structures, electric drives, automation systems and how industrial machines work
• Reading mechanical drawings, electrical schematics and technical documentation
• Knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements in Slovakia
• Writing technical reports, instructions, records and regulatory documents on your own
• Working alongside design engineers, process engineers and production staff
• A high level of responsibility, systems thinking, precision and attention to detail
• English good enough to work with European standards, regulations and technical documentation
• English and Slovak at B1, Ukrainian at C1
• Carrying out the duties of a Slovak bezpečnostný technik on your own needs the valid professional qualification Slovak law sets for it
• An advantage: a machine-building company that makes and supplies equipment for the EU market; preparing machines for CE marking; building a Technical File and declarations of conformity on your own; certification bodies and test laboratories; risk assessment to EN ISO 12100; calculating and validating functional safety parameters (PL / PLr); safety systems from Schneider Electric, Siemens, Pilz or similar; ISO 9001 and ISO 45001; organising internal production audits; building a technical documentation management system; taking equipment from prototype to series production; a valid Slovak bezpečnostný technik certificate; dealing with Slovak inspection authorities; Slovak and English at a professional level

What EHOSS Offers

• 1 800 EUR/month gross, competitive and depending on experience and qualifications
• Real engineering products EHOSS makes for the European market
• A part in building and developing a new production complex
• The chance to build the company’s system of industrial safety, standardisation and equipment compliance
• A direct hand in developing and testing new machines and preparing them for series production
• Colleagues among design engineers, electrical engineers, PLC programmers and the production team
• Current machine-building and industrial automation technology to work with
• Room to grow professionally in machinery safety, CE compliance and European standardisation
• Real influence over the company’s technical decisions, safety and product quality
• Access to the regulatory documents, technical standards and professional tools the work needs
• Professional training, and support for raising your qualifications
• Steady work and a long-term collaboration
• A fast working environment without needless bureaucracy
• Help with a residence permit, for candidates from Ukraine
• Other company and social benefits