Head of Product Safety Management System

Date Posted:

2026-09-22

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Harlow, Essex

Position Role Type:

Remote

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About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Safety Management professional to work as part of the Systems and Product Integrity (S&PI) team supporting a broad range of Raytheon Products.  

The S&PI team sits within the engineering function and supports mission areas across the company. 

The role will lead the implementation of a centralised Raytheon UK wide Product Safety Management System (PSMS) over the next 18 months.  

You will be required to engage with senior management and work across multiple product areas to achieve an effective PSMS, driving a positive Product Safety Culture.  

You will drive PSMS strategy, produce policy, own processes and produce manuals to support the PSMS and regulatory approvals. 

You will own the RUK Occurrence Reporting systems and maintain oversight of the reports and actions.  

You will continually improve the PSMS ensuring its effectiveness.

You will be responsible for facilitating and chairing top level Product Safety meetings.

Skills and Experience

·      Previously approved as a Safety Manager within a regulatory framework

·      Experience of working in a highly regulated industry (Defence, Aviation, Nuclear, Building etc)

·      Excellent Communicator

·      Experience of working within Defence Programmes

·      Risk Management experience in a Safety context

·      Understanding of Safety Culture

Desirable

·      Member of a recognised professional body

·      Previous auditor experience in a quality role

·      Experience of working with defence and industry regulators

Responsibilities

·         Creation, maintenance and continual improvement of the PSMS Strategy, Policy, Processes, Procedures and Manual(s).

·         Manage Stakeholders (internal and external) that interface with the PSMS.

·         Overall oversight of Product Safety Risk Management activities within the scope of the PSMS and promoting RUK’s positive and engaged Product Safety Culture.

·         Standing member of all Business Area Product Safety risk reviews. Providing specialist advice, collective knowledge and lessons learnt from other Business Areas.

·         As the nominated Safety Manager for relevant approvals responsible for coordination and communication with regulatory bodies as necessary and maintaining regulatory compliance for Safety. 

·         Managing the internal Occurrence Reporting system and maintaining oversight of Occurrence Review Meetings, Corrective and Preventative actions and reporting into internal and external reporting systems.

·         Sponsor of safety investigations looking into contributory and causal factors of occurrences.

·         Overseeing Product Safety promotion including newsletters, notice boards, training and verbal communication. 

·         Performing/Facilitating hazard identification and Safety Risk analysis. Provide advice and support to business areas during Safety Risk Management activities. Monitoring Safety risk registers and Safety Risk Management Systems to identify and advise where circumstances may have changed and risks may no longer be ALARP or Tolerable.

·         Schedule, manage inputs and outputs, produce slide decks, oversee production of minutes and act as Chairperson of the Product Safety Action Group (PSAG).

·         Schedule, manage inputs, produce slide decks oversee production of minutes and facilitate Product Safety Executive Board (PSEB) on behalf of Engineering Director.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

Requires broad management and leadership knowledge to lead project teams.

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