Safety Specialist Flight

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Help shape safer flight operations through investigation learning and continuous improvement.

As a Safety Specialist youll play a key role in protecting our people customers and operation by strengthening safety systems influencing better decision-making and driving continuous improvement across the airline.

Working within our Safety team youll lead and support operational safety investigations helping the business understand how and why events occur in complex operational environments and turning those insights into meaningful organisational learning and effective risk controls.

Youll work closely with operational leaders pilots subject matter experts regulators and safety professionals to identify emerging risks strengthen safety performance and support informed risk-based decisions. While partnering with operational teams youll maintain the independence objectivity and evidence-based approach needed to deliver credible investigation outcomes.

At Air New Zealand were committed to becoming the worlds leading digital airline while maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence. Recently recognised as New Zealands most attractive employer we continue to be recognised for our culture customer service and innovation. Here your work will make a real difference to the safety of our people customers and operation.

How youll make an impact

• Lead and support operational and flight safety investigations that improve safety outcomes and support regulatory compliance
• Apply recognised investigation methodologies to understand how and why safety events occur considering human organisational operational and system factors
• Translate investigation findings into organisational learning practical risk controls and improvement initiatives that strengthen safety performance
• Provide expert safety advice education and training that supports informed risk-based decision-making
• Monitor regulatory changes industry trends operational data and emerging risks to support proactive safety management
• Build strong relationships across the business and with key aviation stakeholders to identify manage and mitigate operational hazards
• Prepare high-quality investigation reports safety analyses presentations and recommendations
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance safety systems organisational capability and learning.

What were looking for

• Hold or have held an aviation-related qualification licence or equivalent operational experience transferrable to aviation safety
• Safety Investigator qualification highly desirable
• Auditor qualification desirable
• Experience working within Safety Management Systems including hazard identification risk management assurance investigations reporting and auditing
• Proven capability conducting operational safety investigations using recognised methodologies including human and organisational factors analysis
• Understanding of contemporary safety thinking including systems-based approaches organisational learning and Just Culture principles
• Strong analytical communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence challenge respectfully and build credibility
• Sound understanding of aviation regulatory frameworks and their practical application
• A collaborative mindset sound judgement curiosity and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

We know great safety professionals come from a range of backgrounds. If you bring most of this experience along with transferable skills and a willingness to learn wed love to hear from you. We welcome candidates from operational engineering human factors safety regulatory cabin air traffic management and other relevant backgrounds.

Why join Air New Zealand

We want our people to live their best lives and access great benefits that support them both at and outside of work.

• Generous staff travel benefits for you with opportunities to share travel privileges with friends and whānau
• FlexiLeave allowing you to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave each year
• A strong learning culture with development opportunities on-the-job learning and career growth experiences
• Wellbeing support through our Wellbeing Hub Employee Assistance Programme and Peer Support networks
• Discounts on hotels retail banking insurance gyms and more through our work perks programme.

Ready for take-off

If youre passionate about improving aviation safety through investigation learning and collaboration wed love to hear from you. Bring your expertise curiosity and commitment to continuous improvement and help shape the future of safe flight operations at Air New Zealand.

Applications close Sunday 6th September

Additional Information :

At Air New Zealand we are proudly committed to diversity equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua kia tina.

Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near seize them and make them your reality.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1