Safety Management System

The Opportunity
We are looking for someone who is an excellent communicator who can engage and motivate diverse and geographically dispersed teams. We operate in a matrixed environment, which gives you a unique experience to affect how the team works, how the team grows, how they are developed and how we achieve the business goals and strategy. We are looking for someone who is team oriented, influential and likes a challenge.

**Responsibilities**:

- Work with the Safety Management System (SMS) Risk & Assurance Lead and SMS Risk & Reporting Specialist to design, develop and monitor the collection of effective Product & Services Safety (P&SS) performance, trending and key risk metrics across the company for input into executive safety review meetings and risk register;
- Support programs in their collection, analysis and reporting of P&SS data for standardisation across BDA;
- Actively engage with the other BDA functions including Quality, Supply Chain, Commercial and Programs on safety assurance activities
- Develop and execute the BDA SMS assurance program to support BDA
- Governance of assurance metrics and findings with appropriate dissemination of information and development of program PSMCs for assurance program execution and quality;
- Conduct internal 1st Line assurance for SMS effectiveness at Corporate level and safety performance (including monitoring critical control effectiveness for non-program BDA P&SS risks);
- Conduct 2nd line assurance (Internal Lead Auditor) activities for the evaluation of the SMS and its effectiveness in close coordination with the Quality Function. Provide technical leadership and mentoring for BDA safety audit/assurance participants and PSMCs, including safety auditing of sub-contractors and suppliers;
- Provide the Accountable Executive with suitable and periodic risk metrics and trending information to support risk-based decision making;
- Support and report to functional Safety Action Groups (SAG);
- Maintain safety records;
- Monitor changes to Defence Aviation Safety Regulations (DASR) to ensure BDA SMS compliance;
- Support Quality Manual development and review to ensure close alignment with SMS, particularly with respect to SMS support for AS9100 and AS9110 compliance;
- Support BDA safety investigations where required (focus on investigation of adverse safety data trends over reactive event investigation);
- Support SMS Risk & Assurance Lead on facilitation of BowTie workshops in support of the BDA Safety Risk Management (SRM) strategy;
- Coordination of BGS Safety Review Board (SRB) inputs and updates when required to deputise;
- Support the development metrics to measure SMS promotional activity effectiveness to drive continuous improvement.

Experience/Qualifications
- Knowledge of Safety Management System, ICAO Annex 19 and Defence Aviation Safety Regulations;
- Analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Understanding of the role of Human Factors in safety management;
- Strong oral and written communications skills.
- Safety Management or Risk Management training and/or qualification;
- Safety Investigator training and/or qualifications would be an advantage;
What's on offer?
We are a business that evolves by encouraging our people to grow, so you will bring a mindset, behaviour and skills to improve the business, processes and yourself. This will see you thrive and achieve the organisation goals whilst being focused on your personal development through formal and informal learning.
We value the health and wellbeing of our employees and offer true flexibility including working from home, compressed work weeks, and opportunities for part time arrangements, allowing you to balance your career with what is important to you outside of work. We will celebrate your successes and achievements with a formal reward and recognition program and employee awards.
Other benefits
- Work on cutting edge projects;
- Formal mentoring and training as well as on the job learning;
- Defence leave, First Nation's Cultural Leave, Paid study leave, parental leave
- Health and wellbeing benefits and Employee Assistance Program;
- Join Industry Networking Groups along with Social and Community Groups
- We explore opportunities to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs and initiatives focusing on STEM engagements.

Boeing Defence Australia works with strong links to our global Boeing community and encourage collaboration with our USA and international counterparts. Boeing aims to build and strengthen meaningful relationships with individuals, communities and suppliers to benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with the support of our Reconciliation Action Plan.
About Us
Boeing Defence Australia is shaping the future of aerospace and delivering some of the nation's most important programs for the Australian Defence Force. As a BDA employee, you will join other innovative, ethical people who have the critical skills required to develop and deliver worl