Safety Management System (SMS) Focal

GE Aerospace; West Chester Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace seeks an SMS Focal to coordinate with site Plant Leaders and site Quality Leaders to develop, implement, and maintain a Safety Management System for the AIPT. The role fosters a proactive safety culture and drives continuous improvement in product safety performance.

The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify, assess, and mitigate product safety risks while ensuring regulatory compliance and advancement of the enterprise SMS program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or high school diploma with at least 4 years of quality assurance experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
• Minimum 3 years of quality assurance experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the AIPT's SMS in alignment with enterprise SMS team and industry best practices.
• Facilitate risk identification, analysis, and mitigation through collaboration with SAT/SRB groups.
• Prepare and submit product safety performance reports to the Accountable SMS Delegate and enterprise SMS team as required.
• Monitor site-level compliance with enterprise SMS policies through audits and inspections.
• Support product Safety Risk Management within change management initiatives.
• Provide SMS and Human Factors training to employees across all levels of the AIPT.
• Facilitate distribution of product safety information and drive initiatives to improve performance.
• Act as liaison between site operations and enterprise SMS team and collaborate with other sites to share lessons learned.
• Track and analyze product safety performance metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Root Cause Analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma + 4 years QA exp

Job description

Job Description Summary

The SMS Focal will coordinate with the site Plant Leaders and site Quality Leaders in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a Safety Management System (SMS) for the Additive Integrated Product Team (AIPT). This role involves promoting a positive product safety culture, coordinating product safety initiatives, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The SMS focal will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify, assess, and mitigate product safety risks while driving continuous improvement in product safety performance.

This role is critical in demonstrating the GE Aerospace commitment to the evolving regulatory requirements and oversight of SMS. This role will be transformational in moving our business from reactive to proactive then moving to predictive in managing product safety risk. It also presents an exciting opportunity to contribute from the onset of a shift in adopting a business-wide SMS with potential for growth as the new regulatory environment develops and matures.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Safety Management System Implementation (Policy) - Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the AIPT's SMS in alignment with enterprise SMS team and industry best practices. Ensure SMS documentation is accurate, accessible, and maintained.
• Safety Risk Management (SRM) - 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 local training teams or focal points to provide SMS and Human Factors training to employees across all levels of the AIPT. Promote product safety awareness and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaboration and Communication (Product Safety Promotion) - Facilitate the distribution of product safety information. Drive initiatives to enhance product safety performance and reduce risks. Act as the liaison between the site-level operations and enterprise SMS team on matters pertaining to product safety. Collaborate with other sites to share lessons learned and address systemic issues or concerns. Facilitate communication and collaboration across all levels of the GE Aerospace enterprise (e.g. other MRO shops, other Part 21 shops, etc.) to ensure alignment with SMS objectives.
• Performance Monitoring and Improvement - Track and analyze product safety performance metrics to identify trends (drive proactive approach to SRM) and areas for improvement. Facilitate the independent review of investigations and just culture. Support customer and regulatory audits.
• FLIGHT DECK - Implement FLIGHT DECK standards such as daily management, standard work, and problem-solving tools like APPS and PSRs. Make this the standard for how you work across the teams to enable performance and support the business operating system. Standardization of processes, tools and performance management system.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college (or a high school diploma and at least 4 years of quality assurance experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.)
• Minimum 3 years of quality assurance experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment

Desired Characteristics

• Computer literacy is essential to the position
• Experience in using problem-solving root cause analysis tools
• Audit experience
• Effective communication skills, both written and spoken and the ability to interact at all levels - including leadership, regulatory representatives, and customer / operator representatives
• Experienced organizer and analyst of product safety data and information
• Experience and training in product safety - Safety Management Systems
• Experience in aerospace/aviation sector - Quality systems and/or manufacturing processes
• The ability to work under own initiative whilst supporting the team structure
• A pragmatic approach to decision making, and the ability to understand and take account of the wider business picture
• The ability to assimilate information quickly and make fact-based decisions
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges e