SMS Quality Assurance Inspector

Job Description

Role Responsibilities

1. Promote positive safety culture within the organisation.
2. Ensure transparency and promote good governance.
3. Develop talents and strengthen staff’s capability; ensure all staff receive appropriate training.

Functional Duties:

1. Assist Head of Safety in developing and maintaining contacts with authorities, organisations (e.g., CAAM, EASA, and NAA) necessary to ensure the Company’s operations are in compliance with legislative requirements and established principles and standards governing safety and the provisions of the AMO certificate.
2. Regularly review safety objectives and targets with the ADE Part 145 Department for suitability and ensure it is communicated throughout the department.
3. Oversight on maintenance activities is conducted in accordance with applicable regulations and safety standards of the organisation.
4. Oversight on ADE Part 145 Department where applicable on emergency response.
5. Oversight of the ADE Part 145 Department in documenting all safety related policies, planning processes, procedures, programs and records in relevant manuals.
6. Oversight and manage of the ADE Part 145 Department in identifying, reporting, recording, and investigating hazards from all sources.
7. Identify root cause(s) and carry out safety investigation in accordance with its process and procedures.
8. Oversight on ADE Part 145 Department in all risk assessments and formulating mitigation actions for hazards, risk and root causes identified.
9. Investigate ground operation accidents and/or incidents from the safety reporting system involving company properties or personnel, as and when required, with the aim of prevention and/or avoiding recurrence.
10. Perform periodic safety audits to ensure safety standards are being maintained and continually exercised.
11. Perform internal audits for the ADE Part 145 Department to assess the effectiveness of the SMS and identify areas for potential improvements.
12. Follow-up and ensure closing of all findings identified from internal audit.
13. Coordinate, conduct and follow up joint regulatory CAAM surveillance inspections periodically, as required.
14. Oversight ADE Part 145 Department in developing Safety Performance Indicators and Targets.
15. Ensure necessary actions are taken by the ADE Part 145 Department to maintain the targets.
16. Oversight ADE Part 145 Department in the development of policies and procedures and provide recommendations for improvement affecting ground operations safety.
17. Oversight ADE Part 145 Department on corrective action identified from investigations.
18. Oversight ADE Part 145 Department management of change process.
19. Oversight the continuous improvement of ADE Part 145 SMS.
20. Oversight SMS training and education for all management and nonmanagement personnel.
21. Conduct SMS Training.
22. Participate in safety related seminars/workshops/conferences when applicable.
23. Ensure safety related matters are communicated and coordinated with the appropriate operational managers.
24. Ensure ADE Part 145 Department disseminate the safety information to management and non-management operational personnel.

Role and Duties:

1. Lead SOPs development and amendment to ensure all SOPs align with organisation objectives and regulatory requirements.
2. Track operating progress and result against annual plan and KPIs/SPIs to ensure targets are met; develop action plans as needed.
3. Lead the identification of innovation and continuous improvement initiative.

Additional or Other Duties:

Assist Head of Safety and perform the day-to-day function of Nominated Deputy without performing change of policy (applies to the QAI assigned as Lead QAI).