Commercial Engines Quality SMS Assurance Lead

Commercial Engines Quality SMS Assurance Lead

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an operations or technical discipline

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the theory, design, development, practical implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the GE Aerospace SMS to support safety methodologies and techniques for engines, services, systems, equipment and devices
• Develop and lead efforts to identify elevated risks and threats across the enterprise by connecting and analyzing all available individual site hazard data across the network
• Execute processes to identify, evaluate, assess and mitigate safety risks inherent to the product design (production and maintenance) to an acceptable level
• Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and influence policy formulation within GE Aerospace, with external industry partners, suppliers, and regulators
• Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve SMS performance, products, processes, or services
• Collaborate and support enterprise-wide communications related to creating a positive safety culture
• Integrate with the Flight Safety Teams to measure safety risk management (SRM) mitigation strategies and ensure objectives throughout the Enterprise are met
• Support internal SMS audits of safety processes
• Provide SME guidance for safety policies, procedures, safety risk assessments, hazard evaluations, risk correction/control, monitoring, safety assurance processes, training, and safety promotion across the Business in coordination with global GE Aerospace business activities and priorities
• Assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders
• Provide technical consultation to cross-functional teams throughout the business to improve or resolve manufacturing, product center, service provider, supplier, or field issues
• Communicate and provide recommendations through the analysis, preparation and presentation of technical data to internal and external GE customers using reports, records, and letters
• Communicate difficult concepts and may influence others’ options on particular topics
• Impact the team’s ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in an operations or technical discipline
• Experience in program management and organization
• Industry experience in Aerospace Safety Management Systems
• Experience interfacing with industry regulators (e.g. FAA, EASA)
• Master’s degree in science or engineering field from an accredited university or college
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker