Safety Manager

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).

• 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
  
• Monitoring safety concerns in the aviation industry and their perceived impact on the organisation’s operations aimed at service delivery
  
• Ensuring the dissemination of the SMS policy and supporting objectives and targets
  
• Performing hazard identification and risk analysis utilising processes with relevant transfer and escalation to the appropriate members of the organisation
  
• Measuring and reporting of the SMS performance in accordance with the Safety Exposition and Procedures
  
• Collecting internal live safety data to enable continuous improvement
  
• Facilitation of the safety review structure across the business
  
• Representing the business across the organisation and customer interface safety committees
  
• Responsibility for the planning and facilitation of competency requirements and supporting training interventions
  
• Ensuring a closed loop communication route for safety risk information within and across organisations
  
• 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
  
• Promoting a safety culture and provide information, advice and coaching to the relevant stakeholders
  
• Monitoring corrective actions and evaluating their results
  
• Managing and controls costs and budgets and performance
  
• 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
  
• 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
  
• 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.
  

Requirements

• A relevant degree/ HND or HNC, or relevant/equivalent vocational experience.
  
• Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate regulatory requirements e.g. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
  
• Ability to support a continuous improvement culture underpinned by appropriate management reporting systems and escalation processes
  
• 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
  
• A good knowledge of aviation maintenance processes and safety management systems
  
• Would be expected to have people management responsibilities
  
• Has had a minimum of 4 years’ experience working within safety within an EASA regulated environment
  
• Human Factors- Standard Course Specification
  
• E&PW Awareness- Standard Course Specification
  
• ITAR Awareness- Standard Course Specification
  
• IT Literate
  
• UK Driving licence
  

Benefits