Do you have a passion for aviation and love being part of a fast paced environment? We are looking for a dedicated individual to ensure smooth operations on the tarmac, Join our team and soar to new heights with a career at Menzies Aviation!
About Us:
Joining Menzies Aviation means becoming part of a world-class team that is driving excellence in the aviation industry. Are you passionate about delivering top-tier service, collaborating with diverse teams, and making a meaningful impact on the global aviation landscape? Take your career to new heights with Menzies, where every day brings opportunities to grow, innovate, and contribute to the future of air travel.
The Safety Officer, Atlantic Canada will be responsible to provide support for operational compliance with all employees located at our 7 airport locations in Atlantic Canada. Areas of focus will be ensuring the implementation of health, safety, security and environmental policies, collaborative development of standard operating procedures (SOP’s), and supporting a compliance program focusing on audits, emergency response management, training and continuous improvement through training and programs.
Main accountabilities include:- Ensure investigations take place into any incident/accident, non-conformity, or service delivery failure, with resulting corrective actions being established and maintained.
- Implements continuous improvement initiatives including hazard identification, risk assessments, mitigation measures to be compliant, reduce risk, and raise safety awareness.
- Ensure safety and security policies are in place & consistent standards are implemented across the network.
- Support continuous training of station Emergency Response Plan in collaboration with corporate EH&S, local mutual aid authorities, airport authorities and contract holders.
- Proactively promote a ‘safety first’ culture.
- Supports our audit program to reduce compliance findings Year over Year at each Atlantic Canada station
- Liaison with industry auditors, prepare for audits by supporting the operational team, and respond to CARS in a professional and timely way.
- Works in collaboration with management team to develop policies and procedures, ensuring safe work practices are established to enhance operational safety
- Reviews station employee injury and incident trends and implements corrective actions.
- Facilitates the distribution of safety, security and environmental alerts within operations.
- Work closely with Health & Safety Committees to implement best practices at all Atlantic region airports.
- Liaise with the regulatory aviation authorities within region to ensure compliance.
- Monitor changes in legislation & amend operational training requirements accordingly.
- Facilitate the distribution of network safety and security alerts on a knowledge-sharing basis to increase awareness.
- Develop SOPs and process documentation for best practices and safety during projects including for third-party contractors and to ensure safe operations in the region.
- Leads by example always and provides open, honest, and direct feedback to our employees.
- Required to attend initial FSA training, ongoing training requirements as per job role.
- Flexible supporting operations as required acting as an ITP supervisor when needed
- Any other reasonable duties as requested by Leadership
Qualifications and Experience: - Demonstrates considerable experience in the field of compliance, safety, and security
- Demonstrates an ability to both design & deliver SOP’s.
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders and the ability to engage effectively with team members in a safety focused role
- Facilitation skills – able to engage with teams and deliver information in an educational way and provide guidance on best practices.
- Knowledge and experience in the aviation industry and/or oil & gas safety & compliance strongly
- Ability to manage projects
- Self-motivated, disciplined with a can-do attitude.
- The ability to work in a regional environment, work closely with consortium members and airline industry members representing 7 airports with regulators, government officials and auditors.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with people at different levels.
- Prepared to travel within operational Region and other corporate locations as necessary, to implement best practices and train teams accordingly.
- Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills and ability to be SME with other corporate software programs
- Well written – clear and concise in documentation and SOP, policy writing, reporting and procedures.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Well organized and able to manage various directives simultaneously.
- Must be legally able to work in Canada, acquire and maintain all security clearances and AVOP licenses required for the role
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