About the job
We are a prominent provider of offshore helicopter services in Africa, flying under an Italian Air Operator Certificate. Our focus on safety is unwavering and serves as the cornerstone of our operations. Our commitment to this core value is reflected in every aspect of our operations and is evident in our record of successful and safe missions. Our comprehensive helicopter services are designed to meet the evolving needs of our clients, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of the offshore helicopter services sector.
For our team we are looking for a Safety Officer who will be based in Malpensa area, Italy.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Be the focal point on the base for all safety related matters.
- Organize periodical safety base meetings.
- Participate in incident investigations occurred on related base and as a result proposing safety recommendations to improve overall level of safety.
- Gather additional information for occurrence reports in order to fulfil reporting liability toward authority bodies.
- Conduct safety awareness trainings on the base, expanding the knowledge and understanding of flight safety related matters.
- Safety promotion on the base, including dissemination of safety critical information to the team.
- Main the SMS (Safety Management System).
- Monitor the internal reporting system.
- Lead the SAG (Safety Action Group) on behalf of the Safety Manager.
Minimum requirements:
- Relevant University degree.
- Detailed knowledge of EASA regulations, Air operations 965/2012 (including SPAs HOFO, HEMS and DG), and Continuing Airworthiness 1321/2014.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience as safety engineer in a helicopter operation.
- Knowledge on management of change and risk analysis.
- Knowledge of ICAO standards and European requirements on safety management.
- An understanding of management systems, including compliance monitoring systems.
- An understanding of risk management.
- An understanding of safety investigation techniques and root cause methodologies.
- An understanding of HF.
- Understanding and promotion of a positive safety culture.
- Operational experience related to the activities of the organization.
- Safety management experience.
- Interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to influence staff.
- Data management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Language proficiency in English and Italian.
- Computer literacy in MS Office.
- The candidate should be available to travel to external bases.
Added advantages:
- Previous experience as Safety Manager in EASA environment.
- Be familiar with operational and technical aspects of the AW189, 139 and 169.
- Previous experience in offshore operations and HEMS.
- Formal training in auditing techniques.
- Previous experience in delivering training.
- Previous working experience in the Part-145 regulation.
- Previous experience in safety investigations and crisis management.
Our company language is English and we are a global reality, that's why we will consider only CVs written in English.