Chief Manager/Safety Manager - Aviation Firm

Description:

Function: Engineering

Location: MRO - BLR

Reports to: AVP - Quality & Compliance Monitoring

Job Purpose:

To lead organization-wide safety programs, strengthen operational risk controls, and ensure compliance with civil aviation safety regulations. Drives proactive safety culture, SMS effectiveness, and occupational health & safety standards.

Key Responsibilities:

- Advise leadership on safety matters and manage SMS implementation.

- Facilitate hazard identification, risk assessments, and effectiveness monitoring of mitigations.

- Oversee safety investigations, reporting systems, and occurrence analysis.

- Maintain safety documentation, training programs, and safety review board updates.

- Coordinate with DGCA and other authorities for safety-related communication and audits.

- Investigate aircraft/engine incidents, recurring defects, and major delays in coordination with Quality Engineers.

- Manage occupational safety, environmental compliance, and OHSMS.

- Conduct safety audits, risk reviews, and accident/incident investigations.

- Authorize stop-work decisions in unsafe conditions.

- Lead workplace safety initiatives, BCP exercises, and legislation updates.

- Support reliability programs and contracted airline safety services.

- Coordinate cross-functional safety assessments and risk consolidation.

- Act as representative in the absence of AVP Quality & Compliance Monitoring.

Skills & Competencies:

- Strong understanding of aviation safety regulations.

- Expertise in SMS, risk management, and safety investigations.

- Leadership, analytical ability, and documentation proficiency.

- Strong communication and stakeholder-coordination skills.

- Significant experience in aviation safety, SMS, and regulatory compliance.