Detailer (hourly) 562090 (Lafayette, IN)

Teph Seal Auto Appearance•Carmel, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Teph Seal Auto Appearance is hiring a detailer for its flat-rate detail shop at an auto dealership in Lafayette, Indiana. The role involves driving, detailing, and cleaning vehicles while maintaining the facility and helping ensure customers receive high-quality service, courteous assistance, and timely responses to inquiries and complaints. The posting lists openings for Detail Specialist 1, requiring some experience, and Detail Specialist 2, requiring two or more years of experience. Detailers clean and protect vehicle exteriors and interiors using cleaning solutions, cloths, buffing machines, air compressors, preservation chemicals, and, when needed, dyes, paints, and waxes. They may also clean grease from engines or engine compartments. The position requires attention to detail, teamwork, flexibility to take on additional duties, and care for customers’ vehicles. Compensation is flat rate. The work is physically demanding and involves frequent bending, lifting, reaching, squatting, and getting in and out of vehicles. Work may take place outdoors in varying weather, and employees move numerous vehicles during the workday. The job requires compliance with uniform and grooming standards and safe use of approved cleaning products. Weekend or holiday availability may be required to meet production needs.

Requirements

A valid driver's license and a good driving record.
Ability to learn quickly and work as part of a team.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions.
Desire to treat customers’ personal vehicles with care and respect.
Willingness to arrive on time and stay on task during the shift.
Ability to drive both automatic and manual-shift vehicles.
Availability to work Saturday or Sunday and holidays when necessary to meet production needs.
Ability to perform physically demanding work involving frequent bending, lifting, reaching, squatting, and getting in and out of vehicles.
Ability to occasionally push, pull, lift, or carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to distinguish small imperfections in completed work and assess work quality.
Clarity of vision and hearing.
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
Successful completion of drug and background screening is required for employment.

Nice To Haves

Some experience for Detail Specialist 1.
Two or more years of experience for Detail Specialist 2.

Responsibilities

Wash vehicle exteriors using cleaning solutions.
Wax and buff vehicles using cloths and buffing machines.
Vacuum vehicle interiors and clean upholstery and other surfaces.
Use air compressors and cloths to dry vehicle surfaces.
Apply preservation chemicals to protect surfaces against spots and stains.
Use dyes, paints, and waxes to protect vehicle leather or fabric when required.
Clean grease from engines or engine compartments when required.
Drive, detail, and clean vehicles, including moving vehicles during the workday.
Maintain store facilities to support high-quality service.
Provide courteous customer service and respond to customer inquiries or complaints in a timely manner.
Inspect the quality of personal work and the work of other team members.
Carry out additional duties assigned by management based on operational needs.
Follow uniform and grooming standards and use approved cleaning products safely.