Safety Management System Lead - SRM & Compliance (Remote)

GE Aerospace; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 136,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace, a division of General Electric, seeks a senior safety and compliance leader to drive the Safety Management System, SRM, incident reporting, and auditing across the site. You will lead risk management, change programs, and training to ensure product safety and regulatory alignment.

This role requires in-person New Hire Orientation Day 1 and collaboration with enterprise SMS teams, sites, and customers. Travel up to 25% and a competitive salary with bonus eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years in manufacturing, quality, compliance, or SMS experience + a minimum of 5 years in manufacturing, quality, compliance, or SMS experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing, quality, compliance, or SMS experience

Responsibilities

• Safety Management System Implementation – Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the site’s SMS in alignment with enterprise SMS team and industry best practices.
• Safety Risk Management – Facilitate risk identification, analysis, and mitigation through collaboration with site product Safety Action Team (SAT)/Groups and product Safety Review Boards (SRB).
• Incident Investigation and Reporting – Prepare and submit product safety performance reports to the Accountable SMS Delegate, safety review board, and enterprise SMS team as required.
• Compliance and Auditing (Safety Assurance)– Monitor site-level compliance with applicable enterprise SMS policies. Conduct regular product safety audits and inspections to ensure adherence to SMS requirements.
• Management of Change (Assurance) - Support product Safety Risk Management within change management initiatives.
• Training and Awareness (Product Safety Promotion) – Collaborate with the local training team or focal point to provide SMS and Human Factors training to employees across all levels of the site.
• Collaboration and Communication (Product Safety Promotion) – Facilitate the distribution of product safety information. Drive initiatives to enhance product safety performance and reduce risks.
• Performance Monitoring and Improvement – Track and analyze product safety performance metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• FLIGHT DECK – Implement FLIGHT DECK standards such as daily management, standard work, and problem-solving tools like APPS and PSRs.
• Manages a small to medium team of senior professionals as well as others. Requires specialized knowledge within the function.
• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Program management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

High School Diploma + 4+ years experience

Job description

GE Aerospace, a division of General Electric, seeks a senior safety and compliance leader to drive the Safety Management System, SRM, incident reporting, and auditing across the site. You will lead risk management, change programs, and training to ensure product safety and regulatory alignment.

This role requires in-person New Hire Orientation Day 1 and collaboration with enterprise SMS teams, sites, and customers. Travel up to 25% and a competitive salary with bonus eligibility.