At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure safety and compliance in aviation, conducting audits and investigations.
- Company: Join British Airways, a leading airline with over 100 years of history.
- Benefits: Enjoy staff travel perks, competitive salary, and opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment promoting inclusion and diversity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on aviation safety while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Engineering background with experience in quality assurance and compliance.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
A Career Without Limits. As the nation's flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain. This originality has been in our blood since day one. It's the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues. A job at British Airways is yours to make.
The role: Safety and Compliance Engineer. Join British Airways Engineering Quality and you'll work alongside some of the finest professionals in the industry. Your remit will span our own diverse fleet — one of the largest, most prestigious in the world — and ensure safety for a wide range of customer airlines who have entrusted the maintenance of their aircraft to us. You'll keep us and millions of passengers worldwide safe in the air.
Responsible for implementing the company quality and safety system through proactive engagement. You'll monitor standards of health, safety, airworthiness and airmanship. Driven to maintain full compliance, you'll conduct internal and external audits and investigations, publish reports, validate improvement actions, and drive the closure of non‑conformities. This role will call upon your impressive leadership, collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills.
What you’ll do:
- Ensure health, safety and airworthiness compliance and drive improvement in safety culture.
- Support the Storage & Distribution department to improve and maintain compliance standards.
- Define and approve compliant expositions and procedures to meet the business needs.
- Auditing to the approved plan and driving to achieve closure of non‑conformities in a timely manner.
- Conducting investigations, identify root cause and make recommendations to required standard in a timely manner to prevent reoccurrence of incidents and accidents.
- Actively monitor and analyse data to identify risk and work in partnership with the business to reduce it.
- May lead a small team to meet the objectives of the Quality department.
- Define and present solutions at Engineering leadership level.
- Lead or support projects to meet the business need.
- Identify and deliver efficiency improvements.
- Coach team members as applicable to develop capability, competence and efficiency.
- Support team manager to ensure team objectives and goals are achieved.
- Conduct assessments of aircraft, people and workplaces to the required standards.
What you’ll bring to British Airways: You will bring your expertise in Quality Assurance, Environmental Quality Standards and Health & Safety, a strong business acumen, and be willing to gain a detailed understanding of BA's processes, procedures and regulatory requirements.
Your experience: Your qualifications will include an Engineering Apprenticeship and HNC/D, plus an EASA Part 66 Cat B license or equivalent qualification. Experience in warehousing and logistics and associated regulations is desirable. You will also need to hold a full UK EC/EEA manual driving licence. Experience as a Quality Assurance and Compliance Engineer is preferred with a detailed knowledge of Part M, Part 145 and Part 21. Lead auditor, NEBOSH and Form 4 holders are also desirable.
What we offer: We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. From the day you join us, you'll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You'll also receive up to 30 discounted Hotline airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family. At British Airways you'll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you.
Inclusion & Diversity: We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our journey to become a Better BA.
Safety & Compliance Engineer - Storage and Distribution in London employer: British Airways PLC
At British Airways, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic work culture that values innovation and collaboration, making it an exceptional employer for those in the Safety & Compliance Engineer role. With access to unparalleled staff travel benefits, opportunities for professional growth, and a commitment to inclusion and diversity, employees are empowered to thrive in their careers while contributing to the safety of millions of passengers worldwide. Join us and take your career to new heights in a supportive environment that encourages ambition and personal development.