Product Safety Engineer

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Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world.

Location: Eugene, Oregon or Chattanooga, Tennessee or Burlington, Wisconsin or Blair, Nebraska.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Product Safety Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all equipment manufactured by the IS group is in compliance with all applicable safety requirements, whether domestic or international. This position will work closely with engineering department heads, product managers, product lead engineers, and modelers for all product categories - asphalt plants, concrete plants, fluid heating/storage systems, and combustion products.

Key Deliverables

· Develop hazard assessment procedures and compliance reports for internal use on all IS products for use in development of technical manuals and safety decal documentation.

· Work closely with product engineers and designers to provide required pertinent technical documentation and safety guidance during the design process.

· Develop, maintain, and distribute documentation to demonstrate compliance of IS products with domestic and international safety laws, regulations, or standards

Key Activities & Responsibilities

· Develops documentation methodology and conducts hazard analysis for product safety evaluation to recommend measures to mitigate or eliminate hazards.

· Coordinate engineering activities during the development of new products to ensure safety compliance.

· Recommend procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards

· Evaluate and document potential health hazards or damage that could occur from product misuse.

· Investigate causes of accidents, injuries, or illnesses related to product usage to develop solutions to minimize or prevent recurrence.

· Oversee development of technical documentation and precautionary safety labels and ensures their compliance with safety regulatory requirements.

· Develops solutions to minimize or prevent recurrence of accidents, injuries, or illnesses related to product usage

· Creates and updates CE Mark technical file for all IS products shipped internationally to countries regulated by CE standards.

To be successful in this role, your experience and competencies are:

· Understanding of safety regulatory requirements for industrial equipment.

· Understanding of equipment operation and maintenance procedures relative to safety considerations.

· Demonstrated communication, collaboration, and leadership skills

· Proven strong interpersonal skills to communicate project plans, goals, and objectives.

· A 4-year degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical field is required .

· A minimum of three years of relevant work experience in product safety required.

· Knowledge of Machine Safety Standards (ISO-13849, ISO-12100, ANSI B11, etc.) and Machinery Directive (CE).

· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision is required.

· Must be able to solve problems at both a strategic and tactical level.

· Demonstrated track record of working with internal/external customers to understand requirements and develop appropriate solutions is a plus.

· Must be able to work effectively as a member of a cross-functional team.

· Must be able to organize and manage multiple projects and priorities.

· Must be able to plan strategically and lead the execution of the strategy.

· Ability to speak publicly and develop professional PowerPoint presentations is required.

· Ability to easily deal with data by manipulating spreadsheets to perform calculations and identify trends in large, complex data sets

· This is a salaried position so ability to occasionally work longer, flexible hours to attend meetings or meet project milestones is required.

· Ability to author reports and business correspondence is required.

Supervisor and Leadership Expectations

· Product Safety Engineers do not have direct supervisory or managerial responsibilities but must extensively use strong inter-personal skills to lead and influence various cross-functional project teams.

· Product Safety Engineers do not have direct budgetary or program management responsibilities but must advise Director of Technical Documentation to plan for and execute various product safety assessment projects. 

Our Culture and Values

Employees that become part of Astec embody the values below throughout their work.

· Continuous devotion to meeting the needs of our customers

· Honesty and integrity in all aspects of business

· Respect for all individuals

· Preserving entrepreneurial spirit and innovation

· Safety, quality, and productivity as means to ensure success

Travel Requirements: 15% of travel, regional, international – very infrequent.

NOTE: This position responsible for certain internal control responsibilities. These internal control responsibilities are verbally communicated to the incumbent and periodic feedback is provided as it relates to the performance of these internal control responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of injury in an office environment and occasionally a manufacturing shop plant environment. Duties include a typical office setting including extensive computer work, sitting, or standing. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Astec does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender (sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, citizenship status, a person’s veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or executive order.