R&D Facility & Safety Specialist

The role

You will act as the safety contact person for Proxima Fusion's Swiss subsidiary and keep its safety documentation up to date. You will also organise the day-to-day running of two Swiss R&D facilities, including maintenance of tooling and equipment.

What you will do

• Act as the Sicherheitsbeauftragte/r (SiBe) or Safety Contact Person for the Swiss subsidiary
• Coordinate the safety organisation and keep its documentation up to date
• Coordinate risk assessments with team leads and external safety specialists
• Investigate incidents and near misses, and advise management on risks and corrective actions
• Own emergency and evacuation planning, first-aider coverage and drills
• Manage safety inductions, safety training and access rights to facilities
• Act as the point of contact for regulators and authorities
• Organise workspace layout, housekeeping, equipment booking, storage, waste disposal and the interface with building owners and neighbors
• Own maintenance, repairs, calibration and inspections of tooling, equipment and technical infrastructure
• Manage and procure consumables and stock materials for manufacturing

Required qualifications

• At least 3 years of work experience in a research institute or an industrial setting
• Experience as a technician, technical engineer, safety engineer or operations specialist in hardware development environments
• SiBe/KOPAS training (SUVA or equivalent), or willingness to complete it in the first three months
• Experience applying health and safety practice in Switzerland or the EU
• Fluent in German and conversational in English
• Driving license valid in Switzerland
• Proactive, detail-oriented team player who takes full ownership of results
• Confident communicator who collaborates well and negotiates effectively with suppliers and external partners

Nice to have

• Training or qualifications in industrial safety
• Experience in warehouse management, including incoming goods best practices
• Knowledge of fire safety and industrial hazards
• Experience with cryogenic, pressure equipment, chemical and electrical hazards
• Experience with heavy lift equipment and operations
• First aid training
• Qualified in Switzerland to operate overhead cranes or forklifts

Before you apply

• SiBe/KOPAS training is required, or must be completed within the first three months

About the company

Proxima Fusion is Europe's fastest-growing fusion company and the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. It develops hardware for the world's first commercial stellarator fusion power plant, backed by over €650M and teams in Munich, Zurich and Oxford.