Job Description

Responsible for assisting the Safety Manager Airworthiness with related safety issues, inspections and investigations including Safety Performance Monitoring and Measurement.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

Key Activities 

• Assisting Safety Manager Airworthiness in establishing greater awareness of the need for, and the benefits of, a Safety conscious culture in organizations with a strong emphasis on prevention.
• Assisting Safety Manager Airworthiness to ensure the organizations Safety policy is implemented in its entirety.
• Continually developing strategies for the continued improvement of Safety performance in order to reduce incidents/accidents
• Carry out closed loop Airworthiness investigations including ROSI and Annex 13 investigations into any air and ground accident or incident, in order to determine, as quickly as possible, while maintaining thoroughness of investigation the facts of the case and report with recommendations accordingly. Liaise directly with the GCAA on Safety related matters and ROSI report conclusions and closure. Producing in coordination with departmental heads, reports and recommendations on each accident or incident involving fleet aircraft.
• Present Engineering Safety performance indicator statistic presentations for Engineering monthly reliability meetings.
• Produce presentation and organize monthly ESAG meetings post reliability meetings to discuss trends/action plans and recommendations to be actioned at the Engineering Maintenance Quality Safety Review meetings.
• Ensuring regular Airworthiness Safety audits and reviews are conducted in all relevant areas of the organization and throughout the network.
• Promoting effective management of safety arising from incident and audit data by developing a safety database, and other tools, as the Company safety system.
• Communicating appropriate information through Safety Manager Airworthiness relating to safety issues, to management and employees, in order to encourage and develop continuing safety culture, at all levels.
• Assist the promoting and development of human factors programs, as a means of raising risk awareness, reducing error and enhancing safety.
• Developing safety programs for review by the Safety Manager Airworthiness to present at the Management Safety Review Board, and implementing programs which are approved.
• Carrying out analysis and studies of accident/incident trends, to warn departmental heads of adverse movement.
• Representing the airline in safety matters. Attending seminars and conferences as and when required by the Safety Manager Airworthiness/ Head of Safety.
• Observing safety trends in the aviation industry.
• Liaising with national and international flight and Engineering/Maintenance safety agencies as necessary and monitoring safety trends in the aviation industry.
• Assist Safety Manager Airworthiness in carrying out his responsibilities and to carry out any other assignment and mission on his behalf, whenever required.
• Deputizing for Safety Manager Airworthiness on Safety Matters in his absence.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

Minimum Qualification         

• University Degree or equivalent
• ICAO Aeronautical Engineering/Maintenance Licence

Experience          

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Line Aircraft Maintenance

Knowledge / Skills        

• Broad knowledge and experience in: Aviation Industry with special emphasis in Airworthiness
• Good command of English language
• Strong analytical skills
• Advance skills in MS Office, particularly Excel
• Skilled in Investigation techniques and report compilation
• Demonstrated ability to risk assess hazards and mitigate risks
• General knowledge of International and Local Aviation Regulations, Safety Management System

Certificate / License required

• B737-800 certification

Additional Requirements

• Unrestricted and valid travel documents as international travel may be required

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus
• Team work
• Effective Communication
• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve
• Resilience and Flexibility (Can do attitude)

Skills Required

• Airworthiness
• Microsoft Office
• Boeing B737