Squadron Authorisations Coordinator

Squadron Authorisations Coordinator
RNAS Culdrose, Helston TR12 7RH
38 hours per week/ Monday - Friday

Competitive salary with excellent benefits

At Serco, we have an exciting opportunity for a Squadron Authorisations Coordinator to join the team at RNAS Culdrose.

The primary responsibility of this role is to manage authorisations for the 700X Naval Air Squadron, ensuring all authorisations are accurately collated and issued for final approval and signature. By overseeing this critical process, you will play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of the 700X Naval Air Squadron, maintaining compliance, safety, and readiness across its engineering activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Producing and maintaining all Squadron Engineering and Local Authorisations, including the collation of certified training and competency assessments, before presenting the packs to the AEO for approval and signature. 
• Maintaining the Squadron Training Achievement Recording System (STARS)(ENG) to accurately record current authorisations and forecast competency check requirements.
• Maintaining, co-ordinating and controlling Technical Record Cards (TRC), competency assessment records for all squadron personnel.
• Maintaining and coordinating annual Health & Safety training database.
• Maintaining and coordinating Naval Continuity Training (NCT) database.
• Providing subject matter expert advice and assistance to CU FW unit authorisation managers and Quality Assurance (QA) Department through:
  • Supporting Quality Assurance Self audits and internal QA audits
• Where required by Customer Regulations and Procedures employees are authorised to carry out contracted tasks.
• All contracted tasks are carried out in accordance with current Customer Policy and Regulations and other applicable statutory Regulations and Serco Safety Management Systems (SMS).
• Contracted tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• The AESAS Support Manager is made aware of all business risks and all verbal and written customer complaints/Quality issues.
• Further training courses and any administration tasks as deemed necessary to their job are attended as required by their AESAS Support Manager.
• Ensuring best practice and assurance of regulatory compliance by the utilisation of Assure and any other reporting medium to capture and communicate findings and actions from engineering, safety and near miss events.
• Monitoring hazards and ensuring risks, and issues are identified and quantified.
• They participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives and associated programmes when required.
• To remain flexible and carry out any other tasks within their capabilities and experience in support of the Contract, as directed by the Contract Director or their representative.
• To promote Serco’s professional Company image in all liaisons with internal and external agencies.

What you will need:

• Must have experience in military/industry airworthiness environment equivalent.
• Meet the requirements of RA4806 for award of MAM-P authorisations as required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
• Completed a Maintenance Human Factors Course.
• An understanding and proven experience of Airworthiness Engineering Safety and Compliance iaw Regulatory and Legislative requirements (MAA and MAOS).
• A good capability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining operational outputs.

What we offer:

• Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

• Holidays: 29 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

• Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression

• Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres

• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

• ShareSave scheme: Helps you save regularly with the choice to buy Serco shares at a discount at the end of your savings period

• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community

• Charity:  You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme.

To discover more about our careers in Defence, meet our team, and to find out more about what we offer, please follow this Link. We’re also a signatory of the UK Governments Women in Defence Charter, to find out more please click here.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. 

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