Minimum requirement
8 years of aviation experience, preferably in Part-145, MRO, airline engineering, or aviation technical environment.
At least 2-3 years of relevant exposure to Safety, Quality, Compliance Monitoring, or operational risk management.
Strongly preferred
Practical experience in a Part-145 maintenance organisation.
Understanding of maintenance processes, documentation, tooling, inspections and release processes.
Experience working with technicians, certifying staff, engineers and production personnel.
Additional description
The SMS Officer should also act as an internal SMS Trainer, subject to demonstrating appropriate training competence.
Responsibilities shall include:
Conducting SMS training needs analysis.
Developing and maintaining an SMS training matrix.
Developing training presentations,
case studies and practical exercises.
Conducting initial SMS training for recent employees.
Conducting recurrent SMS training.
Providing role-specific training for managers, supervisors and personnel involved in safety-related activities.
Conducting specialised training in hazard identification and risk assessment.
Providing training on occurrence reporting and Just Culture principles.
Coordinating training records and competency assessments.
Reviewing training effectiveness.
Updating training material based on changes to the organisation, regulations and lessons learned.