Flydubai: Safety Manager Flight Operations   

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Assist the Accountable Manager and Manager Safety with the development of the flydubai Safety Policy and objectives.
• Develop and maintain Safety Risk Management processes as applicable to Flight Operations Hazards and Risks.
• Provide Safety Assurance as applies to Flight Operations processes and procedures.
• Ensure Safety promotion within flydubai Flight Operations personnel.

Primary Objectives:

• Establish greater awareness and the need for, and the benefits of, a safety conscious culture in flydubai with a strong emphasis on prevention, while maintaining thoroughness of investigation and follow-up.
• Develop a safety policy in flydubai and to ensure that the policy is implemented in its entirety.
• Develop strategies for the continued improvement of flight and ground safety performance in order to reduce costs resulting from incidents/ accidents.

Specific Responsibilities of the Job

• Be responsible for investigations into any air and ground accident or incident, in order to determine, as quick as possible, the facts of the case and report with recommendations accordingly.    
• Monitor all safety reports and ensure adverse trends are tackled appropriately, and in time by the appropriate departments.
• Ensure that regular safety audits and reviews are conducted in all relevant operational and non-operational areas of flydubai, in Dubai and throughout the network.
• Promote the effective management of safety arising from incident and audit data by developing a safety database, and other tools, as the Company safety system.
• Communicate appropriate information relating to safety issues, to management and employees, in order to encourage and develop in continuing safety culture, at all levels.
• Promote the development of human factors programs, as a means of raising risk awareness, reducing error and enhancing safety.
• Monitor the safety performance of flydubai aircraft on the ground and in the air.
• Develop safety programs for review by the Management SRB, and implement programs which are approved.
• Supply the necessary data for SAG review and present Flight Operations Risk Assessments for approval/mitigation/rejection.
• Ensure that accidents and incidents are investigated in coordination with departmental heads, and commenting as necessary on such investigations.
• Produce, in coordination with departmental heads, reports and recommendations on each accident or incident involving flydubai aircraft.
• Carry out analyses and studies of accident/incident trends, to warn departmental heads of adverse movement.
• Monitor Flight Operations technical procedures (SOP’s) and flight training, including practice drills and procedures, to ensure that there is adequate and continuing emphasis on Flight Safety.
• Represents flydubai in safety matters.
• Observe safety trends in the aviation industry.
• Liaise with national and international Flight Operation Safety Agencies as necessary.
• Maintain communication with flydubai Flight Deck Crew, through the Chief Pilot on safety matters, including contribution to the safety section of the Flight Operations newsletter.
• Assist Manager Safety in carrying out his responsibilities and to carry out any other assignment and mission on his behalf, whenever required.
• Deputize Manager Safety on Safety Matters in his absence.
• Assist with the development of the company emergency response plan. Is the liaison between the safety department and Flight Operations in regards to crisis management.  

  
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Broad knowledge and experience in: Aviation Industry with special emphasis in Commercial Flight Operations.
• Good Communication Skills and ability to work in a Team.
• Ability to meet deadlines.

Job Requirements

• Above average skills in: Investigation Techniques, Report compilation.
• Excellent skills in: Communicating with people both internally and externally. Good English language skills are a prerequisite.
• Demonstrated ability to:  Risk Assess Hazards and mitigate Risks.
• General knowledge of International and Local Aviation Regulations, Safety Management Systems.
  Unrestricted and valid Travel Documents.

  
Education and Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience: Commercial Aviation (ICAO, ATPL)
• Years of experience: At least 5 Years in Aviation. Management experience will be considered an advantage.
• Other Certification: B737-800 certification would be considered an advantage.