• Job Description

  Req#: OVERN015818

  KEEP IT CLEAN, KEEP IT FLYING! WASH. WAX. WOW. – BECOME AN EXTERIOR CLEAN LEAD!

  The Exterior Clean Lead oversees and guides a team of aircraft exterior cleaners, ensuring high-quality, safe, and efficient cleaning operations while coordinating with airport departments to support timely aircraft turnarounds.

  WHY WORK FOR PRIMEFLIGHT?

  • Enjoy benefits like 401(k) with matching, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, paid time off, growth opportunities, and more (*part-time benefits may vary)
  • We are committed to being a leading provider of commercial services within the aviation industry
  • Our teams focus on maintaining a positive working environment and treating all team members with respect
  • With more than 200 locations across the world, we offer opportunities for career progression
  • Enjoy a competitive pay scale

  SUMMARY OVERVIEW

  The Exterior Clean Lead is responsible for leading a team of exterior aircraft cleaners, ensuring high-quality and efficient cleaning of aircraft exteriors. This position involves organizing and delegating cleaning tasks, training new team members, and ensuring adherence to safety and operational procedures. The lead also conducts inspections to guarantee that cleaning standards are met and maintains records of cleaning schedules and activities. Additionally, you will act as a key point of contact between the cleaning team and other airport departments, coordinating efforts to optimize aircraft turnaround time while maintaining strict attention to detail and safety.

  RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead and coordinate the activities of the exterior aircraft cleaning team
  • Train new team members in proper aircraft cleaning techniques and safety procedures
  • Inspect aircraft before and after cleaning to ensure quality standards are met
  • Allocate staff and resources efficiently to handle multiple aircraft cleaning tasks
  • Monitor the use of cleaning chemicals and equipment, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations
  • Maintain a schedule for regular cleaning and special cleaning requests from airlines
  • Communicate effectively with ground crew, maintenance staff, and management
  • Implement and enforce safety protocols for working at heights and around aircraft
  • Respond to and manage any on-the-job emergencies or incidents
  • Evaluate team performance and provide feedback and coaching
  • Liaise with airlines and airport authorities regarding cleaning standards and schedules
  • Keep track of inventory and order cleaning supplies and equipment as needed
  • Develop and improve cleaning procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness
  • Prepare reports on team activities, cleaning schedules, and any issues encountered
  • Exemplify PrimeFlight customer service and safety standards
  • Perform any additional duties as assigned by management

  QUALIFICATIONS

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Eligible to work in the United States
  • 1 Year of Customer Service
  • 1 Year of cleaning or maintenance experience
  • Must have a valid state-issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
  • Communicate effectively in English (reading, writing, speaking)
  • Ability to access and interpret information in print and electronically, including the use of electronic devices including IPads/Tablets, Computers, and Mobile Devices
  • Effectively communicate with colleagues and clients, both in-person and through electronic means
  • Pass a background check and drug screen
  • Eligibility to acquire needed credentials and clearances (FAA, TSA, Port Authority, U.S. Customs and U.S. Postal- as applicable)
  • Airlines are 24/7, so we need our team members to be flexible to work various shifts including nights, weekends and holidays

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the work environment, knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential requirements.

  PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/WORKING CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE:

  • Ability to lift up to 70 pounds
  • Prolonged standing and walking in an indoor/outdoor environment as applicable
  • May need to reach with arms and grasp with hands
  • May need to push, pull
  • May need to crawl and crouch, at times, in confined tight spaces
  • May need to bend, stretch, squat, kneel
  • May need to climb and work at elevated heights
  • Exposure to moderate and at times high noise levels
  • Exposure to Biohazards and/or Chemicals
  • Exposure to outdoor elements
  • Be able to hear and respond to the spoken voice and to audible alarms
  • Tasks may involve repetitive motions of the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers
  • Specific vision abilities required for this job include: Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

  The pay rate listed on this post is what the company reasonably expects to pay for this position. However, individual compensation may vary based on factors including qualifications, skills, competencies, education, and experience.

  PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc. is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at PrimeFlight Aviation Service, Inc. without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state/province, and local laws.

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  Equal Opportunity Employer
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• About the company

  PrimeFlight Aviation Services provides major air carriers and airports with the ground handling services, aircraft services and terminal services necessary for the safe and reliable operation of aircraft and the comfort and enjoyment of passengers. Thr...

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