Conducts comprehensive safety assessments/audits to evaluate the company operations and safety controls at GAC business units to ensure conformance to GAC safety policies, SMS Program directives/requirements, and international and domestic regulations. . Effectively communicates SMS program requirements to various levels of GAC management in all phases of assessment process (i.e., pre, during, post), and provides guidance on complying with requirements. Identifies safety risks and SMS Program activities within the business through interviews and meetings with personnel. Reviews and assesses safety data and dashboards, to include, hazard, near-miss, accident/incident, and damage. Reviews and analyzes event investigation process and documentation for compliance with the SMS Program standards and training, and identifies non-compliance to provide guidance on complying with requirements. . Reviews and analyzes the Site Safety Council and Event Review Team activities to ensure conformance to requirements, and identifies non-compliance to provide guidance on complying with requirements. . Reviews and analyzes the activities of the Site SMS Coordinator/Manager to ensure the SMS Program requirements are met, and identifies non-compliance to provide guidance on complying with requirements. Responsible for developing and dispersing SMS assessment correspondences and documents to GAC Sites/Business Units. Develops assessment/audit reports and performance matrices, and presents the findings to various levels of GAC management. Assists in the planning and coordination of SMS Assessments enterprise-wide. Assists Corporate SMS Managers with follow-up evaluations and guidance on establishing or maintaining conformity when a business unit is in non-conformance with GAC safety policies, SMS directives, and government regulations. . Assists Corporate SMS Senior Manager and Corporate SMS Managers in fulfilling their SMS assessment/audit duties and responsibilities. . Additional Functions: Travel 50 percent of time to numerous sites/business units to perform SMS assessments/audits and support the SMS Program. . Assists in the annual review and revision of Corporate SMS documents to facilitate SMS standardization and continuous improvement of the assessment process. . Identifies, develops and provides SMS Assessment/audit training to GAC personnel participating in assessments/audits. . Assists other GAC audit groups with assessments/audits, and provides guidance on the implementation of assessment/audit corrective actions concerning aviation safety and GAC SMS. . Perform other duties as assigned.
Other Requirements:
Professional certification/license as an AP mechanic and/or Pilot is preferred. Certification (IS-BAO, MITRE, ASQ) in safety, auditing or inspection is preferred.