Safety Manager
Job Description
The Safety Manager is responsible to the Head of Safety, Compliance & Assurance for providing guidance and direction for the planning and implementation of the Safety Management System (SMS).<p><br></p>The primary responsibility of the Safety Manager is overseeing and enforcing all safety measures ensuring that personnel follow safe practices within the organisation.<p><br></p><strong><u>Core Activity</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Managing the implementation of the Safety Management System to deliver the policy and objectives and ensure they meet the requirements of customer, legislation and regulation </li><li> Monitoring safety concerns in the aviation industry and their perceived impact on the organisation’s operations aimed at service delivery </li><li> Ensuring the dissemination of the SMS policy and supporting objectives and targets </li><li> Performing hazard identification and risk analysis utilising processes with relevant transfer and escalation to the appropriate members of the organisation </li><li> Measuring and reporting of the SMS performance in accordance with the Safety Exposition and Procedures </li><li> Collecting internal live safety data to enable continuous improvement </li><li> Facilitation of the safety review structure across the business </li><li> Representing the business across the organisation and customer interface safety committees </li><li> Responsibility for the planning and facilitation of competency requirements and supporting training interventions </li><li> Ensuring a closed loop communication route for safety risk information within and across organisations </li><li> Acting as an information conduit to bring significant safety issues to the attention of management and to deliver safety information to the organisation’s staff, contractors and stakeholders </li><li> Promoting a safety culture and provide information, advice and coaching to the relevant stakeholders </li><li> Monitoring corrective actions and evaluating their results </li><li> Managing and controls costs and budgets and performance </li><li> Working with senior management to generate, drive and implement long term improvements in order to enhance safety performance or overcome non-compliance across departments/functions </li><li> Through coordination with other departments, ensuring integration of the SMS within the business, including the deployment and use of IT solutions across the business, for the management of safety </li><li> Primary focus is outward looking, across departments and functions. Applying developed communication skills, demonstrating diplomacy and an ability to negotiate with, influence, convince, shape and change the behaviours of others. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong><u>Requirements</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li> A relevant degree/ HND or HNC, or relevant/equivalent vocational experience. </li><li> Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate regulatory requirements e.g. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) </li><li> Ability to support a continuous improvement culture underpinned by appropriate management reporting systems and escalation processes </li><li> This role will ensure the effectiveness of the service SMS in accordance with the exposition and ensure provision of safety data and reports in line with contractual requirements </li><li> A good knowledge of aviation maintenance processes and safety management systems </li><li> Would be expected to have people management responsibilities </li><li> Has had a minimum of 4 years’ experience working within safety within an EASA regulated environment </li><li> Human Factors- Standard Course Specification </li><li> E&PW Awareness- Standard Course Specification </li><li> ITAR Awareness- Standard Course Specification </li><li> IT Literate </li><li> UK Driving licence </li></ul><p><br></p><strong><u>Benefits</u></strong><p><br></p>Competitive and comprehensive international salary package in a fast-growing environment.
