A leading aviation organisation is seeking a Safety & Compliance Officer to join its Malta-based operations. The role offers broad exposure across business aviation, safety management, compliance monitoring, ground handling and maintenance environments, within a lean structure supported by an established international group.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review and maintain the Safety Management Manual (SMM) and Compliance Monitoring Manual (CMM).
- Ensure manuals and procedures remain current, accurate and aligned with applicable regulations and operational requirements.
- Coordinate safety and compliance activities across the organisation’s aviation approvals and international line stations.
- Work closely with both in-house and subcontracted support teams.
- Support nominated persons across departments with documentation management, procedure writing and compliance activities.
- Ensure consistency across the organisation’s manual and documentation suite.
- Audit scheduling.
- Tracking findings and corrective actions.
- Supporting the close-out of audit findings.
- Occurrence and hazard reporting administration.
- Maintaining risk assessment records.
- Preparing Safety Review Board materials.
- Take ownership of the Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) programme.
- Develop and maintain safety trend monitoring processes.
- Capture, analyse and report operational safety data.
- Feed safety monitoring findings into the SMS and support continuous improvement.
- Assist with documentation required for Civil Aviation Directorate audits, approvals and amendments.
- Monitor relevant EASA and Malta regulatory changes.
- Assess regulatory changes and highlight their potential impact on procedures and operations. Progressively take greater ownership of safety and compliance functions as experience within the organisation develops.
Requirements
- Previous experience in aviation safety, quality, compliance or operations.
- Experience within an AOC, CAMO, Part-145 or ATO environment would be advantageous.
- Working knowledge of the EASA regulatory framework, particularly - Part-ORO and Part-CAT and/or Part-NCC.
- Strong ability and genuine interest in writing, structuring and maintaining aviation manuals and procedures.
- Excellent written English.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Practical and commercially aware approach to safety and compliance.
- Ability to work efficiently within a lean operational environment.
- Ability to work effectively with both internal and subcontracted teams.
- Eligibility to work in Malta / the EU.
Desirable
- SMS training.
- Internal or lead auditor training.
- Previous business aviation experience.
- Exposure to ground handling and/or FBO operations.
- Exposure to Part-145 maintenance environments.
- Experience managing Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) programmes.
- Familiarity with Malta Civil Aviation Directorate processes.
Benefits
- Health insurance after one year of employment.
