Flight Operations & Part CAMO Safety Manager

Zenon are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of an Air Ambulance Provider based in the London region for a Flight Operations & Part CAMO Safety Manager on a permanent basis.

This is a highly fulfilling role where the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation maintains the ongoing safe, effective and legal operation of the Operators fleet in accordance with their AOC and CAMO requirements

Successful candidates will be responsible for:

• The facilitation of the risk management process including hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk mitigation.
• Managing and triaging safety reports.
• Ensuring initiation and follow up of internal and external mandatory and voluntary occurrence reporting.
• Undertaking investigations and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensuring appropriate follow up investigation and corrective action to any incident on the ground or in the air.
• Reviewing the implementation and effectiveness of the Safety Management System.
• Ensuring best practice is modelled across operations for the management of safety and risk.
• Act as the company’s business owner for Centrik safety management software.
• Provide advice to Senior Management staff on safety and compliance with regulations.
• Implementation and continuous review of internal and external oversight programmes.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and organisational safety requirements.
• Undertake audits and other compliance monitoring activities as requested.
• Assist in ensuring internal and external audit findings are actioned.
• Attend Authority audits and inspections and coordinate responses to findings and observations.
• Remain current with regulatory changes affecting the company’s HEMS operations.
• Comply with Health & Safety, GDPR and relevant internal policies.
• Provide periodic safety performance reports to the Safety Review Board and Board Risk Committee.
• Act as secretary to the Safety Review Board.
• Own and maintain the Safety Management Manual
• Ensure safety-related changes are communicated throughout the organisation.
• Provide advice and assistance to senior managers on safety and compliance matters.
• Establish and track the Safety Performance Indicators and Targets.
• Plan and organise all staff SMS training.
• Ensure promulgation of safety-related information, updates, and communications.
• Actively promote a ‘Just’ safety culture,  the core values, and behaviours of the business.
• Ensure safety awareness and good practice are embedded throughout the organisation.
• Develop and maintain proactive relationships with regulatory bodies, contracted and subcontracted service providers.
• Represent the company on sector and industry aviation safety forums, meetings and bodies.
• Attend Authority audits and inspections as the organisational point of contact.

Minimum Skills and Experience:

• To have completed a recognised course of training in Compliance / Quality Management for Airline Operators and Internal Quality Management System auditing.
• To be able to demonstrate aircraft maintenance experience sufficient to satisfy the authority for the issue of a Form 4 as the Part-CAMO Safety Manager.
• A minimum of 5 years operational/aviation experience and a technical background sufficient to satisfy Part CAMO regulations.
• To have previously held a Form 4 post, ideally as a Safety and or Compliance Manager, or to have previous experience and knowledge of aviation safety management.
• Previous experience of working with an SMS environment and current in the latest SMS theories and philosophies.
• Current Human Factors or CRM training.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the principles and application of a Just Culture.
• A thorough knowledge of CAA Air Operations, the UK ANO, Part-CAMO, and Part-145 requirements, CAMO.A.200 and ORO.GEN.200.
• Knowledge of maintenance methods.
• Trained in Safety Investigation techniques
• At least two-years practical auditing experience in a commercial aviation environment.

Why Choose Zenon Aviation?

In the ever changing and dynamic marketplace, Zenon Aviation knows that the support and care we provide to candidates is vital in assisting you in achieving your career aspirations.

Our team of dedicated consultants will deal with your application efficiently and more importantly confidentially, providing a professional and reliable service.

If the above opportunity is of interest to you, please forward your CV to our Recruitment Director kevin.small@zenon.aero  in confidence.

All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence and unless you hear from us within 5 days of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Zenon Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.