Automotive Detail Shop Assistant Manager

Xcite Automotive is seeking an Automotive Detail Assistant Manager for our dealership partners in Alhambra, California!

Job Description : An Assistant Manager will help support daily workflow, guide the detail team, complete quality checks, and assist with interior and exterior detailing as needed. This role is best for someone who can lead by example, stay organized in a fast-paced dealership environment, and help ensure vehicles are cleaned, detailed, and retail-ready. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone with experience in automotive detailing, dealership reconditioning, car wash operations, fleet washing, or vehicle prep.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support daily detail shop operations, vehicle workflow, and production priorities
• Lead, train, and support detailers, car wash attendants, porters, and reconditioning team members
• Perform hands-on interior and exterior detailing as needed
• Complete quality control checks to ensure vehicles are clean, detailed, and dealership-ready
• Monitor turnaround time, productivity, and vehicle completion status
• Communicate shop updates, delays, staffing needs, and quality concerns to management

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in automotive detailing, dealership detailing, car wash operations, fleet washing, or vehicle reconditioning
• Experience leading, supporting, or training team members in a detail shop, car wash, dealership, or fast-paced automotive environment
• Strong knowledge of interior and exterior detailing, including washing, vacuuming, shampooing, buffing, polishing, waxing, and final touch-ups
• Ability to support daily vehicle workflow, production priorities, turnaround time, and quality standards
• Comfortable performing hands-on detail work while helping guide and support the team
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to complete quality checks and ensure vehicles are dealership-ready
• Valid driver's license required
• Ability to stand, bend, lift, and work indoors or outdoors throughout the day
• Weekend work is required. Candidates must be available to work Saturdays and/or Sundays as part of the regular schedule.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a lead, assistant manager, supervisor, or team support role within an automotive detail shop, car wash, dealership, or reconditioning environment
• Experience helping manage daily vehicle workflow, detail priorities, turnaround time, and quality standards
• Experience training, guiding, or supporting detailers, car wash attendants, porters, or vehicle prep team members
• Strong knowledge of interior and exterior detailing, including washing, vacuuming, shampooing, buffing, polishing, waxing, and final touch-ups
• Strong attention to quality control, vehicle presentation, and dealership-ready standards
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on automotive environment

Beneficial Types of Previous Experience:

• Lead Detailer
• Senior Detailer
• Detail Shop Lead
• Detail Shop Assistant Manager
• Car Wash Lead
• Car Wash Supervisor
• Vehicle Prep Lead
• Reconditioning Lead
• Porter Lead

Apply today to start your career in Xcite Automotive! #INDAUTO1

Company Description: Xcite Automotive is a fast-growing automotive service and a software-based company that helps dealers get vehicles frontline-ready quickly and efficiently. Since 2007, Xcite Automotive has been on a mission to make the automotive industry faster, more innovative, and more profitable. Over 1,300 automobile dealers nationwide rely on Xcite's team of 1000+ employees to provide on-site vehicle marketing and reconditioning solutions.

Additional Information: Xcite Automotive provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or orientation. In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.