Safety Investigator

/ Position: Safety Investigator                    
/ Location: Bournemouth (Hybrid working can be agreed)
/ Working Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours per week

Gama Aviation is currently recruiting an experienced Safety Investigator who will play a key role in upholding the highest safety standards across our UK engineering sites. The Safety investigator will support our engineering operations primarily from our Bournemouth site, with the requirement to travel to other UK locations to conduct safety investigations, including interviews and to examine evidence. This role offers a balance of working onsite and from home, with remote working being permitted to write up investigation reports or process investigations in the safety database (iQSMS).

As a Safety Investigator, you’ll follow the Baines Simmons FAiR 3 methodology and produce reports in ICAO Annex 13 or MEDA formats, depending on the type of investigation and the recipient(s) of the report (internal or external). This role would ideally be suited to an Aircraft Engineer, military or civil, who has been trained in aviation safety investigations and can demonstrate solid experience in conducting safety investigations in an engineering environment.

We offer the opportunity to be part of a dedicated team focused on safety excellence in the aviation industry. If you are a passionate safety professional looking to make a real impact in a challenging yet rewarding environment, we would love to hear from you!

/ About us:
Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage.

With operations in the UK, Jersey, Europe and the Middle East, a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities and the ability for long-term progression in a fast paced and dynamic service industry.

/ Responsibilities:

• Undertaking safety investigations in accordance with the process outlined in the Safety Management Manual (SMM), published on the company intranet
• Managing safety investigations in the safety database (iQSMS), ensuring that they are appropriately prioritised and completed within the allocated timescales (usually 30 days in line with the Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) follow up process)
• Producing ICAO Annex 13 style investigation reports (in iQSMS and/or Microsoft Word) for external agencies and/or customers when required (e.g. the CAA or AAIB)
• Producing Maintenance Error Decision Aid (MEDA) style investigations (in iQSMS and/or Microsoft Word) when required
• Oversight of investigation stages delegated to others (e.g. departmental managers)
• Circulating investigation reports for peer review ahead of an Event Review Group (ERG)
• Organising ERGs with appropriate members, in accordance with the Baines Simmons FAiR 3 methodology
• Presenting the investigation report to the ERG and updating the report to include the behavioural analysis and any additional recommendations that they wish to add
• Loading and tracking safety recommendations in the safety database (iQSMS)
• Reporting the status of safety investigations and safety recommendations to the Safety Review Board (SRB)

/ Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Essential

• Qualified Safety Investigator with extensive experience undertaking Safety Investigations in aircraft engineering
• Previous experience as an Aircraft Engineer in aircraft maintenance
• High level of IT proficiency and MS Office packages
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high quality, error-free reports
• Able work to deadlines, with a calm, approachable and open minded demeanour
• Must be able and willing to travel to any UK site, sometimes at short notice
• Must be eligible of obtaining a Security Clearance (SC)

Advantageous

• Currently working as a Licensed Aircraft Engineer
• Cranfield trained
• Experience across both Fixed Wing and Rotary aircraft
• Previous experience of iQSMS
• Holds a current SC

/ In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you:

• Great Work-Life Balance with our Hybrid Working Policy – 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
• Competitive Group Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive Life Assurance *
• Comprehensive Income Protection *
• Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
• Free Car Parking
• 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
• Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development

*(Subject to insurance underwriting)

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.