Aviation SMS Safety Specialist, E-7 Wedgetail Program

Boeing; Lossiemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension plan (up to 10% employer)

BUPA Medical Plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited is seeking a Safety Support Official to join the SMS team supporting the E-7 Wedgetail Programme. You will help implement the SMS, manage hazards and risks, and lead safety meetings across a multidisciplinary group.

The role requires a solid aviation background, experience with SMS processes, and the ability to engage with MoD, suppliers and internal stakeholders. Travel within the UK is expected, with potential overseas travel.

Qualifications

• Qualifications and experience in aircraft maintenance or engineering in Civil or Military aviation sectors.
• Formal Safety Management Systems training and experience.
• Experience in conducting safety investigations in aviation and drafting detailed investigation reports.
• Experience in safety risk management methodologies and BowTie application.
• Experience with Military or Civil SMS regulations and standards and their application in products and services.
• Experience in developing and deploying a safety promotion strategy.
• Competent in delivering presentations to large audiences.
• Experience and understanding of Just Culture principles and their application.
• Experience in managing safety reports using Military or Civil reporting tools i.e. ASIMS, Centrik, Q Pulse.
• Experience in the use of metrics to evaluate SMS performance and drive continuous improvement activity.
• Proven experience in collaborating across various functions to establish strong working relationships and enhance understanding to effectively address safety-related issues.
• The candidate should demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to facilitate effective engagement with the workforce, as well as with Senior Leaders within BDUK, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and our Suppliers.
• The candidate should have proficient IT skills, particularly in commonly used software applications.

Responsibilities

• Management of Occurrence reports raised within the E-7 Programme.
• Perform Safety Investigations in response to the triaging of safety reports.
• Support the effective management of safety actions and mitigations.
• Lead and manage safety meetings.
• Perform safety promotion and feedback to develop and sustain a Positive Safety Culture within the Programme.
• Support the E-7 Programme Safety Risk Management (SRM) strategy, including facilitation of Hazard Working Group and creation and management of BowTies.
• Delivery of SMS and Human Factors training to support compliance with regulation.
• Maintain SMS interfaces with internal departments, MoD and Suppliers.
• Support the development and use of Safety Performance metrics to drive the continuous improvement of the SMS within the Apache Programme.
• Support to internal and external audits.
• Creation and maintenance of the SMS documentation.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance/engineering

SMS training

Aviation safety investigations

BowTie risk management

SMS regulations & standards

Safety promotion

Public speaking

Just Culture

Safety reporting tools

Safety metrics

Cross-functional collaboration

Interpersonal skills

IT literacy

Tools

ASIMS

Centrik

Q Pulse

Job description

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited is seeking a Safety Support Official to join the SMS team supporting the E-7 Wedgetail Programme. You will help implement the SMS, manage hazards and risks, and lead safety meetings across a multidisciplinary group.

The role requires a solid aviation background, experience with SMS processes, and the ability to engage with MoD, suppliers and internal stakeholders. Travel within the UK is expected, with potential overseas travel.