Safety Coordinator

dnata Travel Group; Virginia; On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

dnata Travel Group seeks a safety-focused professional to oversee adherence to safety procedures in airport operations in Virginia. The role includes inspecting turnarounds, baggage handling, and cargo services, performing risk assessments, and maintaining safety records.

Responsibilities also cover safety observations, corrective actions, trend analysis, and supporting investigations and safety initiatives to ensure compliant workforce behavior.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3 to 5 years related experience or training
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to develop strong internal working relationships
• Possess strong presentation skills with ability to present analyses
• Experience with metrics related to safety

Responsibilities

• Oversee adherence to safety procedures in airport operations.
• Performs routine inspection of airplane turnarounds, baggage handling, cleaning, and cargo services activity.
• Perform risk assessments as required.
• Conduct safety observations and provides corrective action to mitigate hazards and risks.
• Enters inspections and incidents into the database, issue weekly incident report lists and assist in developing safety related reports.
• Advise leadership on trends and provide solution-based recommendations to maintain a safe operational environment.
• Supports incident investigations and claims reporting.
• Supports safety initiatives and procedural requirements to ensure that the workforce behaviours are compliant with company expectations.
• Coordinate with station trainer to ensure training compliance
• Will be a super-user for the safety hub database entering incident, compliance and corrective action information.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Leads and ensures all safety guidelines, effective safety standards, processes and procedures are adhered to while enforcing and meeting all company and government regulation standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee adherence to safety procedures in airport operations.


• Performs routine inspection of airplane turnarounds, baggage handling, cleaning, and cargo services activity.


• Perform risk assessments as required.


• Conduct safety observations and provides corrective action to mitigate hazards and risks.


• Enters inspections and incidents into the database, issue weekly incident report lists and assist in developing safety related reports.


• Advise leadership on trends and provide solution-based recommendations to maintain a safe operational environment.


• Supports incident investigations and claims reporting.


• Supports safety initiatives and procedural requirements to ensure that the workforce behaviours are compliant with company expectations.


• Coordinate with station trainer to ensure training compliance


• Will be a super-user for the safety hub database entering incident, compliance and corrective action information.

• Knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.


• Can meet the Station’s attendance policy.


• Work on special projects as assigned.

Competencies

• Strategic Thinking


• Safety business Acumen


• Results Driven


• Problem Solving/Analysis


• Collaboration Skills

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with individuals at all levels


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to develop strong internal working relationships


• Possess strong presentation skills with ability to present analyses


• Experience with metrics related to safety

Education

Bachelor's degree and 3 to 5 years' related experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Possess/maintain a valid state driver’s license and other FAA/Airport required identification/seals or authorizations.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, provided such accommodations do not create an undue hardship for the Company.