Aircraft Appearance Mechanic

About the role

Etihad Airways is looking for an Aircraft Appearance Mechanic in Abu Dhabi. The role oversees all pest control and fumigation activities across the Etihad fleet and its partner airlines, ensuring aircraft meet regulatory requirements for disinsection and pest control. It also involves operating the Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) to support exterior dry wash and technical cleaning operations.

Key responsibilities

• Safety and quality: follow Etihad's safety, quality and regulatory procedures, and ensure all tasks comply with company, health and safety and airport regulations.
• Use company equipment, PPE and tooling correctly.
• Plan scheduled pest control activities, workload distribution and initiatives, including exterior appearance and technical cleaning.
• Confirm activities stay within their approved scope and follow AMM, TPM and AMOS job cards.
• Sign off completed work after checking it matches approved data and has been overseen by certified staff.
• Maintain standards, promote a safe working environment and a positive reporting culture, and accept appropriate training.

Required profile

• Basic aviation familiarity and experience, or an apprenticeship.
• Two years of experience in a live aviation environment in ramp operations.
• Extensive knowledge of aircraft disinsection, disinfection and pest control, including residual and remedial disinsection, gained in line and hangar environments.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Experience handling and operating a MEWP.
• A UAE driving licence is preferable.