Aircraft Technical Cleaner / Maintenance Assistant

Role Purpose:

To control the effect of contaminants such as airborne salts, dirt, and de-ice fluids, which may affect the aircraft’s performance, cause corrosion, wear and damage. To clean our aircraft livery to maintain our brand standards. To assist Engineering where possible to complete due maintenance.

The Role:

• General external cleaning of Aurigny aircraft including:

• Performing full exterior washes using aircraft cleaning products to restore surface cleanliness and finish
• Performing rinsing of aircraft with a freshwater spray applied from specialist high lift equipment to remove atmospheric salt deposits
• Cleaning aircraft windshields using specified techniques

• Perform special cleaning techniques after task training to enable Engineering inspection of aircraft structure.

• Rejuvenate anti-corrosion and anti-wear treatments applied to certain areas of the aircraft as required

• Specialist cleaning of Flight Deck areas

• Support Engineering maintenance functions in the hangar under supervision of Licenced Aircraft Engineers

• Support Engineering team to produce clean and well-maintained aircraft

• Use of NOC to review aircraft schedules in order to programme cleaning activities

• Use of Centrik for process control and SMS reporting

• Work to strict Health & Safety protocol including use of PPE

• Work with Engineering to ensure aircraft are kept to the highest standard

• Actively participate in the ‘fair and just culture’ within Engineering and the airline

• Be prepared to learn new skills within the aircraft maintenance environment

• Receive ‘on-job’ training to perform Engineering tasks

• Maintain log book of tasks performed to maintain competency

• Monitor Centrik for changes to process and procedure

• Use of SMS system to raise reports

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Must hold a clean category B driving licence.

• Must have MEWPS training or be willing to be trained on high-lift equipment

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience of working on or around aircraft

• Experience or interest in aircraft appearance and maintenance

Professional and/or regulatory requirements:

• A basic Police disclosure, 5 year employment history and references deemed acceptable to Aurigny and the Airport Authority for issuing of an airside pass.

Personal Qualities:

• Well organised with good attention to detail

• Proactive in approach to all responsibilities with ability to work on own initiative and to specific deadlines

• Able to recognise and deal with challenges promptly and efficiently

• Demonstrate qualities of self-motivation and professionalism, with the ability and willingness to take on extra responsibility

• Flexible approach to working hours as necessary

• Willing to adhere to our ‘Fair and Just Culture’

All about you:

Friendly, approachable, keen to support your colleagues and the Company wherever possible and beyond the requirements of your role. You will take pride in delivering a high level of customer service both internal and external and be willing and able to adapt to change. A supporter of our VALUES both internally and externally is paramount to you succeeding within our Company.

PROUD OF YOU PROUD OF OUR AIRLINE

Our PEOPLE have the potential to achieve, to soar higher and further than they believed possible.

Our culture is one of RESPECT, inspiration and excellence from the ground to the clouds.

With their energy and commitment, our teams on land and in the air make our airline OUTSTANDING.

We operate with integrity, transparency, honesty and dependability; we stand UNITED as one. Safety is paramount, central to everything we do.

We are prepared to go the extra mile to DELIVER a service to our customers that we are PROUD of.