Safety Management System Leader - Forgings & Materials

GE Aerospace

6d • $119,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Safety Management System (SMS) Focal will coordinate with the Quality Leader to develop, implement, and maintain an SMS for the Forgings & Materials Quality Supply Chain. The role promotes a positive product safety culture, coordinates product safety initiatives, and supports compliance with regulatory requirements. Working with cross-functional teams, the SMS Focal identifies, assesses, and mitigates product safety risks while driving continuous improvement in safety performance.

This role supports GE Aerospace's response to evolving regulatory requirements and SMS oversight, helping move the business from reactive to proactive and predictive management of product safety risk. It offers an opportunity to contribute to the adoption of a business-wide SMS as the regulatory environment develops. The position requires 20–35% travel and is remote.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years of quality assurance experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
• At least 5 years of quality assurance experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
• Must be able to meet U.S. Person status requirements for access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

• Computer literacy.
• Experience using root-cause analysis and problem-solving tools.
• Audit experience.
• Effective written and spoken communication skills and ability to interact with leadership, regulatory representatives, and customer/operator representatives.
• Experience organizing and analyzing product safety data and information.
• Product safety experience and training, including Safety Management Systems.
• Experience in the aerospace or aviation sector, including quality systems and/or manufacturing processes.
• Role flexibility.
• Ability to work on one's own initiative while supporting a team structure.
• Pragmatic decision-making and ability to account for the wider business context.
• Ability to assimilate information quickly and make fact-based decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of the SMS in alignment with the enterprise SMS team and industry best practices; keep SMS documentation accurate, accessible, and maintained.
• Facilitate product safety risk identification, analysis, and mitigation in collaboration with site Product Safety Action Teams/Groups and Product Safety Review Boards.
• Prepare and submit product safety performance reports to the Accountable SMS Delegate, safety review board, and enterprise SMS team as required.
• Monitor compliance with applicable enterprise SMS policies and conduct regular product safety audits.
• Support product safety risk management within change management initiatives.
• Collaborate with the SMS team or focal point to provide SMS and Human Factors training as needed, and promote product safety awareness and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate distribution of product safety information and drive initiatives to improve safety performance and reduce risks.
• Act as liaison between the supply chain and cross-functional and enterprise SMS teams on product safety matters.
• Collaborate with other sites to share lessons learned and address systemic issues or concerns; facilitate communication across the GE Aerospace enterprise to align with SMS objectives.
• Track and analyze product safety performance metrics to identify trends and improvement areas, including opportunities for proactive safety risk management.
• Facilitate independent reviews of investigations and just culture, and support customer and regulatory audits.
• Implement FLIGHT DECK standards, including daily management, standard work, and problem-solving tools such as APPS and PSRs; standardize processes, tools, and performance management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to a Health Coach and the Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions.
• Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off for vacation or illness.
• Annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior