Machinery Safety (Quality Engineer)

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?

In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly.  At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.  

Join us and make a difference!

Your future team: 

In this position as a Quality Engineer at ROCKWOOL Group Technology (Engineering), you will ensure that all ROCKWOOL factory production equipment designed by the project team is safe and compliant with regulations and requirements.
Your main goal is to ensure the CE-marking of production equipment is completed before on-site testing, personnel training, and commissioning. You will be involved in machinery modernization as well as large brownfield and greenfield engineering projects (new production lines).

What you will be doing: 

Ensuring all mandatory equipment documentation upon project closure:

• Compile and review technical documentation.

• Coordinate timely between stakeholders: external suppliers, internal engineers, and end-users.

• Guide the creation process and review of instruction handbooks according to EN ISO 20607.

Conformity Assessment:

• Lead the process of fulfilling all relevant Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSR).

• Support the engineering team with technical knowledge from Harmonized Standards (we will provide relevant standards).

• Manage the CE-marking process following the Machinery Directive and others relevant.

• Ensure safe and compliant integration of new equipment into existing production lines.

• Facilitate internal design risk assessment according to EN ISO 12100.

Equipment Inspections:

• Conduct on-site inspections upon installation of production equipment (safety audits of production equipment – part of Site Acceptance Test), with approximately 20 days of travel per year.

• Optionally inspect supplier with project team before equipment dispatch (part of Factory Acceptance Test).

• Although the projects are international, spanning the EU, US, Canada, and more, a significant majority of your tasks can be performed from our office in Poznań’s city center, Nowy Rynek.

Quality Management:

• Review tender requirement specifications for external suppliers (contractors).

• Ensure that suppliers deliver all agreed-upon equipment documentation within the contract.

What you bring: 

The role of Quality Engineer requires a proactive mindset, with a focus on team collaboration and stakeholder management. You should possess a high level of communication, autonomy, decisiveness, and time management skills.

In addition, you should meet some of the following requirements:

• A minimum of 3+ years of experience with Machinery Safety (Functional Safety).

• Strong focus on equipment documentation and the CE-marking process.

• Solution-oriented approach.

• Familiarity with Harmonized Standards of EU Directives.

• Mechanical or Electrical Design Engineering experience.

• Familiarity with functional safety aspects for production lines.

• High level of communication skills in English (fluent in both speech and writing).

• Willingness to travel 20 days/year.

• Knowledge of Pressure Equipment, Low Voltage, EMC, and ATEX Directives (will be an extra asset).

• Knowledge of Steel Structure EN 1090 (will be an extra asset).

• CMSE® – Certified Machinery Safety Expert or other certificates related to machinery and functional safety (will be an added advantage).

We know you might not meet all the listed qualifications, but if you feel related to the above topics, contact us anyway – we might not know what we are missing by not having your skills onboard!

What we offer: 

By joining our team, you become a part of the people-centric work environment of a Danish company. We offer you a competitive salary, permanent contract after the probation period, development package, team building events, activity-based office in Poznan’s city center in the new prestigious office building – Nowy Rynek. The building is recognized as a building without barriers, which means that it is fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities. 

Our compensation package on employment contracts includes:    

• An office-first approach: home office is available up to 2 days per week

• Adaptable Hours: start your workday anytime between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM

• Home office subsidy 

• Private Medical Care 

• Multikafeteria MyBenefit 

• Wellbeing program 

• Extra Day Off for voluntary activities 

… and while in the office you can also use modern office space with beautiful view and high standard furniture, bicycle parking facilities & showers, chill-out rooms with PlayStation, football table, pool table, board games, subsidized canteen with delicious food & fruit. 

Who we are:  

We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive.  We are a global company with more than 12,200 employees, located in 40+ countries with 51 manufacturing facilities… all focused on one common purpose – to release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.   

Sustainability is central to our business strategy.  ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water.  Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.     

Interested?   

If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge, we kindly invite you to apply with CV written in English.