Engineering Safety Compliance Engineer

Moray House

Full-time, Permanent

About us:

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and setting a higher standard for our brands, our business and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more

About the Function:

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.

With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a sophisticated, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.

It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

About the role (TE)

Experience/skills required:

• Relevant Electrical qualification (HNC or equivalent)
• Machinery Safety qualification (UCPD/CMSE/C&G, equivalent, or willing to work towards)
• Safety (NEBOSH Certificate or willing to work towards)
• ATEX qualification (COMPEX 1-4 and or 14 or equivalent)

Experience

• 3-5 years in similar industrial environment
• Knowledge in CE marking
• Knowledge in machinery safety function design incorporating EN ISO 13849-1/ EN 62061
• Knowledge of The Provision and Use of Work Regulations (PUWER)

Behaviours

• Problem solving
• Effective Communication
• Teamwork
• Resilience -Dealing with challenge
• Adaptability
• Team member management
• Tenacious while not being obstructive.
• Attention to detail.
• Self leading.

Safety

• Willingness and aim to lead a culture of safety of equipment, from design, implementation and across the lifecycle of industrial assets.
• Partner with CAPEX teams and suppliers to champion safety compliance to relevant BS/EN/ISO and Diageo standards.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Diageo and Legislative Machinery safety standards with suppliers/OEMs.
• Lead and or support incident investigation, root cause analysis and ensure completion of corrective & preventative actions as SME.

Machinery Safety

• Create, review, and update relevant technical standards for Machinery Safety to stay in sync with Diageo GRMS’s
• Provide/update PUWER machinery assessments within GDBS sector production locations.
• Co-ordinate PUWER machinery assessments for agreed review period.
• Provide Machinery Safety guidance to site and local Governance partners.
• Support review and update of global Engineering standards and Legislation owned by others. (e.g. Packaging, FAT, Validation standards)
• Ability to engage with multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise based on risk or complexity.
• Demonstrate influence and leadership to build competency within multi-disciplinary project teams within SME remit.
• Maintain difficulty in equipment safety validation documentation.
• Use existing reporting tools and frameworks to provide PUWER assessment status & action management data.
• Capture takeaways during projects and improvements to standards.
• Support development of improved ways of working including new tools and templates.
• Support development of Machinery safety statistics and data reporting tools for weekly Data and quarterly reports.

Engineering

• Apply Engineering technical expertise in relevant subject area to develop or approve safety solutions suitable for industrial applications on behalf of project lead.
• General technical awareness and understanding of wide range of relevant technical subject areas (e.g. civil, mechanical/process, electrical, process control systems)
• Translate non-technical project scopes into technical specifications to be used in engineering designs to stay in sync with Diageo internal or external standards and regulations.
• Consult with external design partners to ensure robust designs that meet safety and compliance requirements.
• Ensure installations meet required safety standards and support validation processes.
• Collaborate with technical SMEs to ensure collaboration with Functional specialties (PTT, OT etc.)
• Understand & interpret electrical drawings and SRCS validation reports.
• Find opportunities for cost reduction, sustainability improvements, and process improvements through optioneering for machine safety design solutions.
• Stay on top of legislative changes and translate impact on Diageo GE

Stakeholder Management

• Actively manage relationships with site teams from Operator level (L6/L7), Leadership (L5) and Senior Leadership (L4)
• Support Lead PE and PE with comms & relationships with Suppliers on technical matters.
• Manage conflicting priorities between stakeholder groups (e.g. site teams, CAPEX delivery, Governance)
• Ensure relevant stakeholders are kept informed on strategy changes and communicate requirements and duties under legislation changes.

Commercial

• Support CAPEX teams developing value engineering solutions for safety and compliance with hazardous energies.
• Support CAPEX PEs with procurement to manage safety risk of equipment design and build, especially on high value or high-risk projects.
• Assess proposals from suppliers & contractors and drive value for Diageo through negotiation and innovation for equipment safety management and design from a lifecycle POV.

Digital skills

• Experience in use of Microsoft 365 suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint)
• Basic use of SAP DEP
• Familiarity of AutoCAD tools

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible.

We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team.

Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to set the standard, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity.

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