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Machine Safety & Risk Assessment Engineer – Contract

Employment Type: Fixed-Term / Project-Based Contract
Rate: Up to $50 USD per hour, dependent on experience
Travel: Flights, accommodation, per diem and approved travel expenses provided
Deployment Duration: Typically1–2 weeks per assignment

Role Overview

We are seeking experienced Machine Safety & Risk Assessment Engineers to support a growing program of machinery, automation and material-handling safety projects across the USA and Mexico.

The role will support short-duration client deployments involving machinery risk assessments (MRA), operational risk assessments, machine safety compliancereviewsand onsite validation & verification (V&V).

Projects will cover a diverse range of industrial and automated equipment, including printing and production machinery, material-handling systems, conveyors, automated equipment, airport ground-support equipment, loading systems, transferequipmentand prototype machinery.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working independently within operational facilities, engaging with engineering and operations teams, inspectingmachineryand producing technically robust risk-assessment documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite machinery and equipment risk assessments.
• Identify mechanical, electrical, functional, ergonomic and operational hazards.
• Evaluate risks associated with normal operation, setup, maintenance, cleaning, fault recovery and foreseeable misuse.
• Review existing machine guarding and safeguarding arrangements.
• Assess emergency-stop systems, interlocks, access controls, safety devices and other protective measures.
• Review machinery against applicable client requirements, recognized standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support the development and completion of formal Machinery Risk Assessments (MRAs).
• Conduct operational risk assessments considering interaction between equipment, operators, maintenance personnel and the surrounding workplace.
• Identify risk-reduction measures and recommend practical engineering and administrative controls.
• Review OEM documentation, drawings, manuals, specifications and existing risk-assessment information.
• Support assessment of modified, prototype or locally developed machinery.
• Participate in discussions with OEMs, integrators, engineering teams, site operations and EHS representatives.
• Produce clear findings, photographs, evidence and technical notes during site assessments.
• Support preparation of professional client reports, risk registers and corrective-action recommendations.
• Conduct onsite Validation & Verification activities following completion of risk assessments and implementation of corrective actions.
• Verify that identified safeguards and risk-reduction measures have been implemented and are functioning as intended.
• Document outstanding gaps and provide evidence-based close-out recommendations.
• Work in accordance with client site safety requirements and project procedures.

Typical Equipment / Projects

Assignments may include assessments of:

• Automated and semi-automated machinery
• Embroidery and textile machinery
• Conveyors and material-handling systems
• Transfer belts and loading equipment
• Dock and loading systems
• Shaker / vibratory equipment
• Pallet and container handling systems
• Automated packaging and fulfilment equipment
• Prototype or locally engineered machinery
• Modified machinery and existing installations

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have practical knowledge of machinery safety and risk assessment methodologies. Experience with some orall ofthe following would be advantageous:

• ISO 12100 – Machinery Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction
• ISO 13849 – Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems
• IEC 62061 – Functional Safety of Machinery
• ANSI B11 machinery safety standards
• OSHA machinery and workplace safety requirements
• NFPA 70 / NFPA 79
• Lockout/Tagout and hazardous energy control
• Machine guarding and safeguarding principles
• Safety circuits, interlocks, light curtains, scanners and emergency-stop systems
• Functional safety concepts including PL / SIL
• Validation and verification of machine safety controls

Specific training can be provided where candidates have strong machinery,…