Desert Jet | Director of Safety- Aviation

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Thermal, CA - Full Time

You are an experienced aviation professional with a passion for safety and making improvements to the way things are done.  You can predict when a situation might lead to degradation of safety standards and can make thoughtful improvements to processes and procedures to manage, mitigate, or prevent.  You can easily communicate “lessons learned” while implementing corrective actions to prevent future recurrences.

Desert Jet, a part 135 on-demand charter company, is seeking a Director of Safety to nurture the company’s safety culture by identifying and managing safety risks specific to Desert Jet’s flight, maintenance, FBO and support operations.

The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of IS-BAO and IS-BAH protocols and safety management systems.  This position entails speaking to Desert Jet team members daily to foster a positive and participative safety culture that is built on continual feedback and improvement.  

Who We Are

Desert Jet is a group of full-service aviation companies providing jet owners with a full complement of aviation services – including FBO services, jet maintenance, management, charter, acquisitions and sales. But at heart, we are a group of people who are creating great futures for our families by building a company based on our stated values while providing an exceptional service experience for our customers.  We believe that we can build a fun work environment that will enable us to create a memorable experience for our customers that will enable them to do great things with their companies and loved ones through the utilization of private aviation.

Desert Jet is a fast-growing company with lots of opportunity on the horizon.  We have ranked on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the nation’s fastest growing, privately held companies five consecutive years.  We are currently constructing a new 5-acre facility to accommodate our growth.

We have an active and effective Safety Management System that allows us to continually make thoughtful improvements in how we do things.  We hold a variety of industry recognitions, including IS-BAO Stage III and IS-BAH Stage I Registration, ARGUS Platinum and Wyvern Wingman status.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Project management experience to include SMS and ASAP program
  • Managerial experience
  • Bachelor’s degree with major or minor in aviation safety, management or other aviation-related field

Preferred Qualifications include:

  • NBAA Certified Aviation Manager status
  • IS-BAO and/or IS-BAH auditor training

What We Believe

Desert Jet has core values that are ingrained in every action we take – from bringing new team members into the fold, providing our service to our clients and even in how we treat each other. Desert Jet believes our success and growth is dependent on finding team members that share our values.

Where We Are

Desert Jet is located at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) in the greater Palm Springs area of California.  Also known as the Coachella Valley, our region contains the resort cities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indio, La Quinta and Indian Wells.

The greater Palm Springs area offers something for everyone - beautiful weather, low cost of living and ample opportunities for fun and adventure.  A sample of nearby activities include:

  • Golfing – The greater Palm Springs area has over 100 golf courses
  • Desert off-road bike riding, sand dunes - less than 30 minutes drive
  • Colorado River - boating, jet skiing - 90 minute drive
  • Joshua Tree - hiking, rock climbing, camping - 60 minute drive
  • Mountains and snow skiing - 90 minute drive
  • California beaches - 2-3 hour drive

LA, San Diego, and Las Vegas are all a couple hours drive making a variety of weekend getaways easy.

Hiking, golfing, tennis, polo and a ton of other activities are right in our backyard!  Big music festivals occur here each year, such as Coachella Fest, Desert Trip and Stagecoach.

Compensation

We offer industry-leading compensation as well as a range of benefits and perks, including;

  • Company-paid medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401k plan with a 100% company match up to 6% of the employee’s salary
  • Profit sharing
  • Two weeks of vacation and personal time annually after one year of service, increasing with seniority
  • Sick and family medical leave including maternity and paternity leave
  • Paid time off for volunteerism
  • Use of company aircraft

Numerous other perks and benefits, from free gym memberships to free lunches at work!

Curious?  Submit your application to learn more about this position.