Aircraft Cleaner (Technical Peak Season _ Pool)

South African Airways (Pty) Ltd.; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 67,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

South African Airways (Pty) Ltd is seeking Aircraft Cleaners for the Technical Peak Season Pool in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa. The contract is fixed-term with 20 positions available.

Responsibilities include interior and exterior aircraft cleaning, hangar and premises cleaning, and component washing to maintain a hygienic aviation environment. The role requires Grade 12 (Matric) or equivalent and prior experience in appearance cleaning within general aviation.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• 6 months’ experience in Appearance section in a general aviation industry

Responsibilities

• Interior cleaning of aircraft: toilets, screens, carpets, cockpit, chairs, galleys, trash and waste areas
• Exterior cleaning of aircraft: glazing, polishing, use of access machinery
• Hangar floor cleaning including spillages, waste handling, sweeping and equipment cleaning
• Premises cleaning including removal of foreign objects, waste sorting, recycling, and general area cleanliness
• Landing gear wash and component cleaning using approved chemicals and Warp machine where applicable
• Deep cleaning of aircraft components and spillage management

Skills

Interior cleaning

Exterior cleaning

Premises cleaning

Education

Grade 12 / Matric (NQF 4)

Job description

Aircraft Cleaner (Technical Peak Season _ Pool)

Details

Closing Date 2026/11/04

Reference Number SAA261026-12

Job Title Aircraft Cleaner (Technical Peak Season _ Pool)

Division Operations

Business Unit Operations Support

Job Type Fixed Term Contract

Job Grade SS1-1

Reporting To Manager - Projects

Number of Positions 20

Minimum Education Level Grade Twelve (Matric) or Equivalent = NQF Level 4

Location - Country South Africa

Location - Province Gauteng

Location - Town / City Kempton Park

Job Purpose The successful applicant will be mainly responsible for cleaning the exterior and interior of all contracted aircrafts (PBTH and Third Party Aircrafts), hangars and premises. The purpose of the Cleaner is to maintain a clean, safe, and hygienic environment for all aircraft and related spaces

Principal Accountabilities

Perform Interior cleaning of SAA fleet of Aircraft and Customer Aircraft

• Deep cleaning of Aircraft toilets
• Cleaning of screens and headphones
• Deep cleaning of Carpets
• Cleaning of Cockpit
• Deep cleaning of Chairs
• Cleaning of Trash Compactor
• Cleaning of galleys

Perform Exterior cleaning of SAA fleet of Aircraft and Customer Aircraft

• Use of Stackers, Scissor lift, Cherry picker and skyjacks
• Aircraft glazing and polishing
• Cleaning of exterior on Aircraft

Hangar Floor Cleaning

• Cleaning of Hazardous spillage
• Emptying of drip trays oil fuel and skydrol
• Sweeping of hangar using
• Emptying of domestic and hazardous waste
• Positioning of Aircraft stands
• Washing of hangar and basins
• Cleaning mechanics stores
• Operating floor scrubber

Premises Cleaning

• Picking of lose papers in Technical
• Removing of foreign objects in our premises
• Removing of cut boxes, nails, pallets
• Sweeping of streets and parking lots
• Emptying of recycling office papers
• Sorting of cut boxes for recycling
• Trash compactor operation
• Cleaning of Aircraft components using approved chemicals

Landing gear Wash

• Operating Warp machine when cleaning landing gears
• Cleaning of Aircraft components using required chemicals

Deep cleaning of Aircraft components

• Deep cleaning of toilet components using wap machine and required chemicals
• Cleaning of cargo rails
• Cleaning of removable items g. chairs
• Cleaning of spillage on Aircraft
• Cleaning Spillage on Aircraft cargo

Qualifications & Experience

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• 6 months’ experience in Appearance section in a general aviation industry