Quikjet Cargo Airlines Looking For Head – Flight Safety at Bengaluru, Karnataka, Full Time

JOB REQUIREMENTS

· Education Qualifications: Graduate with ALTP or similar background

· Work Experience: At least 15years airline operational experience.

· Skills/ Special Requirements: Accident / Incident investigation and audit experience

· Professional

Training/ Courses

Ø Advance SMS Course at IATA

Ø Safety Audit Course at IATA

JOB DESCRIPTION

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Accident prevention and safety management advisor to establish, implement and control the Company flight safety programme. The post-holder will have access to all departments at all levels. The primary responsibility is to provide information and advice on flight safety matters to the CEO.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB (KRA)

• Carry out the duties and responsibilities as under and also as may be specified by the Company from time to time.
• Advise the management on methods to improve safety and promote accident prevention efforts in the Airline.
• Ensuring that a Flight Safety Manual is prepared which describes the airline’s safety policy & procedures that all employees are familiarized with this Manual and comply with the same. The Flight Safety Manual is reviewed and amended periodically so that its contents are in compliance with the current requirements/changes.
• Establishing a reporting system which provides for a timely and free flow of safety-related information; including Promoting and supervising the Anonymous Voluntary Reporting Program and Ensure confidentiality of the reporter’s identity.
• Maintaining the air safety occurrence reporting database.
• Monitoring corrective actions and flight safety trends.
• Coordinating the DGCA Mandatory Occurrence Reporting requirements.
• Soliciting and processing safety improvement suggestions.
• Developing and maintaining a safety awareness programme.
• Liaising with the heads of all departments Company-wide on flight safety matters.
• Acting as Chairman of the Company Flight Safety Committee, arranging its meetings and keeping records of such meetings
• Disseminating flight safety-related information Company-wide through flight safety circulars/ Bulletins
• Maintaining an open liaison with manufacturers’ customer flight safety departments, government regulatory bodies and other flight safety organisations world-wide.
• Assisting with the investigation of accidents; and conducting and coordinating investigations into incidents.
• Carrying out safety audits and planned/spot inspections.
• Maintaining familiarity with all aspects of the Company’s activities and its personnel.
• Assist recruitment/selection boards of the Company as and when required and Organize recruitment and posting of officers and staff of the flight safety department.
• Reviewing and evaluating adequacy of the emergency response plan. To co-ordinate the training & implementation of ERP.
• Planning and controlling the Flight Safety budget.
• Managing or have oversight of the Flight Data Analysis / Flight Data Monitoring to ensure implementation of the FOQA Program.
• Publishing the periodic Company flight safety magazine. Organize safety seminars and workshops to promote safety awareness.
• Participation in corporate strategic planning.
• To function as Safety Manager in the Safety Management System.

SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Be the custodian of the QJ SMS.
• To ensure that the SMS is effective.
• To ensure that Quality and Safety Departments achieve their objectives.
• To ensure that Quality and Safety Departments can operate independently of commercial and operational procedures.
• To ensure that the CEO and Board are adequately advised on quality and safety issues.
• To ensure that work is carried out in a safe manner by appropriately trained and competent staff.
• To provide a work environment in which hazards are adequately controlled when elimination is not feasible.
• To promote Company’s Safety Management, Quality and HSE Policies.
• To intervene to prevent unsafe conditions developing.
• To report potential hazards.
• To report incidents, accidents and near misses.
• To be aware of human factors and human factor limitations so as to prevent their violation.
• To ensure familiarization of personnel with the Safety Management System.
• To ensure familiarization of personnel with the information available in respect of hazards, equipment, procedures and processes relevant to their tasks.
• To identify quality and safety improvement measures.
• To cooperate and liaise with audits and investigation teams of DGCA