Overnight Exterior Clean Lead - FLL Airport

PrimeFlight Aviation Services•Fort Lauderdale, FL

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

18 years of age or older
Eligible to work in the United States
1 Year of Customer Serviceâ¯
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.
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)

Responsibilities

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