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Airbus • Albacete, Spain

Aviation Safety Manager

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

SMS Manager main roles and responsibilities are as follows:

- Propose the safety objectives of the SMS within his entity and according to the safety policy;
- Ensures compliance with local regulations in terms of aviation safety, and answers to the local Authorities;
- Prepares, organizes and conducts the Aviation Safety Reviews of his entity and compiles the report.
- Perform the analysis of the risk identified
- Follows up the implementation of corrective and preventive measures linked to Aviation Safety.
- Liaises with the Corporate Aviation Safety Risk Officer during the Aviation Safety Risk
- Reviews for the management of AS Risks that can impact the business. He follows-up and coaches the risk analyses and associated action plan;
- Implements and follows Safety Performance Indicators (SPI) linked to his entity;
- Ensures that all events detected have been the subject of analysis, with the
appropriate level of detail in accordance with the level of severity, and actions in
response to any safety issues detected;
- Notifies the Accountable Manager of the main Aviation Safety risks, opportunities and events.
- Is responsible for the Aviation Safety promotion within his/her perimeter by:
- flowing down the Corporate Aviation Safety messages and materials
- promoting Aviation Safety through Safety talks or events to drive Aviation Safety culture
- developing local safety communication, relevant to their own perimeter
keeping informed the Corporate Aviation Safety entity
- ensuring all employees (including SMS network) within his/her perimeter are properly trained
- maintaining the currency of his/her Aviation Safety network
- Ensures the correct operation of the SMS within his/her area.
- Proposes potential AS Representative candidates to the AHE Aviation Safety Officer.
- Prepare and Attend Aviation Safety meetings (AHE-ST, AHE-SC, SAG, SRB and
ASR)
- Update Safety Cube of his/her area
- Support AHE Aviation Safety Officer in updating documents (Military, Part-145, ATO and Part-21G and Part-21J) and to AH Group Aviation Safety Manager in SDOA and SPOA Manual (Part-21G and Part-21J).

Training / experience:
- Engineer (Aeronautical desirable),
- Aeronautical experience: Minimum 5 years

Competencies:
- Knowledge in Safety Management System
- Skills in “psychology spirit”
- Knowledge in Human Factors
- Knowledge in EASA Regulation
- Knowledge in problem solving
- Problem solving in hostile environment

Soft skills
- Confidential and discretion skills
- Capacity to anticipate risks and difficulties
- Capacity to analyze problems objectively and to propose solutions in a synthetic way
- Open minded and teamwork skills
- Good communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Autonomous decision criteria,
- High emotional intelligence
- Ability to work in a multicultural, multidisciplinary and international environment,.

IT Tools
- MS Office (Microsoft, Google)
- Google Suite

Languages
- Native Spanish
- Advance English
- French desirable
- Other languages would be a plus

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Helicopters España, SA

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Aviation Safety

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

Working at Airbus

Company employees:

165000

Gender diversity (m:f):

70:30

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