Join a growing aviation MRO organisation and develop your career in compliance and quality.
Oakenhurst Aircraft Services Ltd is an established aviation component Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organisation based in Rayleigh, Essex. We hold UK CAA, EASA and FAA approvals, together with ISO 9001 certification, and provide component repair, overhaul and support services to clients across the global aviation industry.
We are looking for a Compliance Officer to join our team and play an important role in supporting our regulatory compliance and quality activities.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is organised, detail-focused and interested in developing a career within aviation compliance, quality and auditing.
Previous aviation experience is advantageous but not essential, as full training and support will be provided.
Working closely with our Compliance Monitoring Manager and teams across the organisation, you will gain exposure to a wide range of regulatory, audit and quality activities while helping us maintain the high standards expected within the aviation industry.
The Role
You will support the delivery and continual improvement of our Compliance Monitoring and Quality Management Systems, including:
- Supporting internal, supplier and regulatory audits and compliance monitoring activities.
- Conducting and documenting audits, inspections and compliance checks.
- Preparing audit reports and supporting the investigation of findings and non-conformances.
- Assisting with root cause analysis and monitoring corrective actions through to completion.
- Monitoring regulatory and quality requirements and supporting relevant changes.
- Supporting the maintenance and review of company procedures and controlled documentation.
- Assisting with preparation for UK CAA, EASA, FAA, ISO 9001 and other external audits.
- Supporting continual improvement activities and identifying opportunities to improve compliance and quality processes.
- Producing reports and management information relating to audits, findings and corrective actions.
- Supporting approved capability reviews and maintaining associated records.
- Coordinating internal training requirements and maintaining training records.
- Working with departments across the organisation to promote a positive culture of compliance, quality and continuous improvement.
About You
We're looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Confident working with information, records and documentation.
- Able to interpret and communicate technical or regulatory information clearly.
- Comfortable managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines.
- A good communicator who can build effective working relationships across different teams.
- Able to work independently while also being a supportive team member.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Keen to learn and develop their knowledge of aviation regulations, quality and compliance.
Experience that would be an advantage
You don't need to have all of the following, but experience in any of these areas would be beneficial:
- Aviation, aircraft maintenance, engineering or MRO.
- Quality, compliance or auditing.
- A regulated industry or quality management environment.
- UK CAA, EASA Part-145 or FAA requirements.
- ISO 9001 or another recognised quality management standard.
- Internal auditing or corrective action/non-conformance management.
Why Join Oakenhurst?
- £26.5K - £35K per annum (dependent upon relevant experience & qualifications)
- 28 days' annual leave, including bank holidays.
- Additional holiday entitlement based on length of service.
- Benenden Healthcare membership following successful completion of probation.
- Company pension scheme.
- Long-term illness and death-in-service cover.
- Full training and ongoing support to help you develop in the role.
- The opportunity to build your career within a specialist aviation MRO environment.
- Based at our Rayleigh, Essex facility.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
