Vehicle Detailer
About this role
Make Ready Vehicle Detailer
Job Summary:
The Make Ready Specialist plays a key support role in ensuring dealership vehicles are prepared, presentable, and ready for customer delivery. This position involves a variety of responsibilities, including cleaning and detailing vehicles, transporting vehicles between lots or service areas, fueling vehicles, and assisting with general dealership needs. The Make Ready Specialist is a flexible "jack of all trades" who helps maintain smooth dealership operations by jumping in wherever needed to support the sales and service teams.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
• None .
Duties/Responsibilities:
• Knowledge in exterior and interior cleaning. • Knowledge in stain removal. • Maintaining a supply of cleaning products and tools, ordering new supplies as needed. • Transporting vehicles to and from lots, service, gas stations, or other dealership locations. • Assisting with lot organization and vehicle placement. • Ensuring vehicles are fueled and ready for customer delivery or test drives. • Supporting general dealership tasks as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
• Verbal communication skills. • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines. • Strong problem-solving skills. • Strong supervisory and leadership skills. • Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate. • Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment. • Attention to detail.
Education and Experience:
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
Physical Requirements:
• Frequent bending, stopping, twisting, and kneeling. • Must be able to safely operate dealership vehicles, including standard and automatic transmissions. • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.