Ground Operations Safety Specialist

flynas; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

flynas is seeking a Ground Ops Safety Officer in Riyadh to ensure safety standards meet GACA and IOSA, enforce safety SOPs, and manage incident reporting and investigations across ground operations. The role requires coordinating with maintenance and operations teams to uphold safety culture at bases and outstations.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree, 3 years in a similar role, aviation safety certifications, and strong English communication skills; Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3 years of experience as ground operation safety officer.
• Any other certificate related to aviation safety
• Must be able to work independently with a diverse and multicultural team
• PC Literate and well versed in MS Office Suite / Google office applications
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English, Arabic would be an

Responsibilities

• 1) Responsible to ensure the Ground Operations manual meets the safety standards and regulations as per GACA and IOSA standards.
• 2) Responsible to ensure all maintenance employee strictly adhere to safety SOPs documented within the maintenance manual.
• 3) Responsible for ensuring that ramp safety procedures are strictly adhered by all maintenance staff assigned airside.
• 4) Responsible to ensure ground operations related incidents and accidents are reported to GACA and AIB within 48 hours of the occurrence.
• 5) Responsible to ensure all documents and reports pertaining to ground operations incidents are uploaded to the safety system regularly without delays.
• 6) Responsible to investigate ground operations safety incidents, accidents and any special occurrences during the flight.
• 7) Responsible to conduct safety risk assessment against all ground operations hazard reports and advise the ground operations department with recommendations and corrective actions.
• 8) Determine and analyze hazardous conditions and assign risk assessment codes.
• 9) Responsible to evaluate hazardous condition thru safety observations/walk arounds.
• 10) Monitory corrective actions, recommend preventive measures, and analyze safety trends.
• 11) Conduct ground operations Inspections and assessments to identify ground operations safety deficiencies.
• 12) Ensure that corrective and preventive actions are taken at the root-cause levels on all inspection nonconformities and findings in an acceptable manner and within reasonable time frames.
• 13) Gather data from regular checks, compile, analyze and summarize to identify trends and present to VP Safety & Quality.
• 14) Prepare reports and analyze monthly ramp statistics for aircraft damage, incidents, etc.
• 15) Produce quarterly trends reports for the Safety Action Group.
• 16) Prepare and conduct safety awareness programs to enhance staff awareness and prevention of aircraft incidents and accidents.
• 17) Prepare and disseminate ground operations safety memo and bulletin.
• 18) Responsible for the implementation of safety culture and housekeeping that ensures efficient and safe ground operations at the home base and the outstations.
• 19) Perform any other task (s) as assigned by the VP Safety & Quality.

Skills

Safety management

English communication

Arabic language

MS Office / Google office

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

flynas is seeking a Ground Ops Safety Officer in Riyadh to ensure safety standards meet GACA and IOSA, enforce safety SOPs, and manage incident reporting and investigations across ground operations. The role requires coordinating with maintenance and operations teams to uphold safety culture at bases and outstations.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree, 3 years in a similar role, aviation safety certifications, and strong English communication skills; Arabic is a plus.