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Officer – Operational Safety

location_onCrawley
Permanent
Competitive
30-04-2024

Job Details

Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full Time
Location: VHQ, Crawley
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 30th April 2024

At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we're harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo. 

In a nutshell

The Officer - Operational Safety reports to the Manager - Operational Safety. The core role will be to ensure the VAA Safety Management System (SMS) database Incident Reporting Management Analysis (IRMA) is managed daily to ensure all Occurrence Reports (ORs) are processed, in line with the requirements. 

Day to day

The Officer - Operational Safety will: 

Assist in ensuring the output from the safety database is accurate and up to date by using various PowerBi dashboards.

Monitor through the various safety channels of any industry watch events. Add any industry watch events into IRMA and collate these events for each of the Safety and Security Action Groups (SSAG) packs.

Assist in the preparation and collation of the SSAG packs. Highlight any seen trends to the relevant accountable SSAG person.

Work with the wider Health, Safety & Security (HSS) team to fulfil any shortfalls from IRMA or other projects within the HSS team.

Assist in the collation and promotion of HSS safety surveys.

Promote a positive and robust safety culture amongst the wider VAA teams.

About you

Do you have an airline/technical background with a passion for safety and the data that drives it? Are you able to communicate findings in a concise and informative way? If so, and you have the below experience and skills, we'd love to hear from you! 

  • Extensive experience in an aviation/technical environment
  • Use of Microsoft systems, including Excel
  • Basic Safety Management Systems understanding
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with a number of different people

Be yourself

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.

Additional information

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