PAM Group Safety Manager

Safety Manager – PAM Group Safety Manager

Prestwick Aircraft Maintenance (PAM) is a subsidiary of Ryanair, providing base maintenance services exclusively to the Ryanair Airline group throughout Europe. Ryanair currently operates an aircraft fleet of more than 600 Boeing 737‑800 and 737‑8200 aircraft and continues to expand their operations.

We are recruiting a PAM Group Safety Manager to join our team, reporting directly to the PAML Accountable Manager. This role can be located in any of our six sites: Shannon, Prestwick, Kanuas, Wroclaw, Seville, or Haan.

Responsibilities

• Manage the safety and information security reporting scheme and the occurrence reporting system.
• Manage safety performance and follow‑up of internal occurrence investigations.
• Coordinate action on airworthiness occurrences, safety incidents, and indicated vulnerabilities, initiating investigation when necessary.
• Liaise with appropriate authorities on safety issues.
• Provide information and suggestions for improvement on safety operations to the Accountable Manager.
• Facilitate hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk management.
• Monitor implementation of actions taken to mitigate risks as listed in the safety action plan.
• Provide periodic reports on safety performance to the safety review board, ensuring maintenance of safety management documentation.
• Ensure feedback loop within the reporting scheme is established and operational.
• Ensure establishment of Safety Actions Group meetings.
• Ensure that safety training is available and meets acceptable standards.
• Provide advice on all safety matters.
• Establish relevant information from maintenance and information security incidents/issues and feed back to training.
• Ensure mandatory occurrences are reported as appropriate to applicable authority.
• Review and assess the organization’s safety performance indicators (SPI) and safety performance targets (SPT) including associated triggers.
• Manage business‑related changes in respect of safety risks.
• Manage external organizations participating within SMS activities.
• Continuously improve safety communications within the organization.
• Manage anonymous reports in line with “Just Culture,” ensuring confidentiality rules have been applied.
• Review sources of information used for safety communications, including safety data used for management decision making.

Qualifications

• Previous holder of Form 4 approval is preferred, but not mandatory.
• Experience working in the aviation industry is preferred.
• Relevant engineering or technical degree, or an aircraft technician or maintenance engineer qualification with additional education.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of EASA and UKCAA regulations (related to Part‑145/CAMO/Part IS and Part‑21).
• Practical experience and expertise in the application of aviation safety standards and safe operating practices.
• Safety management experience (at least 12 months in a safety management function).
• Five years relevant work experience of which at least two years should be from the aeronautical industry.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry Safety Management System requirements.
• Knowledge of auditing techniques and root cause analysis methodologies including planning, conducting, and reporting.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Highly self‑motivated and proactive with a willingness to take initiative.
• Ability to work independently and to take responsibility.
• Flexible approach to work to meet operational requirements.
• Proficient in MS Office suite and comfortable learning new systems.
• Knowledge of quality and continuous improvement tools/techniques.
• A valid passport with unrestricted right to travel in the European Union and a valid driver’s license.
• Very good command of written and spoken English.
• Preferably a security clearance to enter the aviation security areas.

Benefits

This role offers a competitive salary and friendly working environment with the opportunity to grow and develop your career within the aviation industry.

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